The Real Risks Facing Brazil After January 8
After the failed insurrection in Brasília, authorities worry about domestic terrorism and the loyalties of Brazil’s armed forces and police, writes AQ’s editor-in-chief.
There was never any genuine risk of a coup or popular revolution during Sunday’s riots in Brasilia, and there is no risk of one today. But there are other, still highly problematic scenarios on the table that could make life difficult for President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and damage the health of Brazil’s democracy and economy, in the weeks and months to come. The world has been focused on the similarities between Brazil’s January 8 and the United States’ January 6, and rightfully so. But one key, and perhaps under-appreciated, detail is that in the two years since...
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