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The Key to Bolsonaro’s Survival

By Brian Winter

Can Brazil’s president now hold on to his most loyal supporters?

“Heroes also make mistakes,” tweeted Leandro Ruschel, a right-wing Brazilian influencer, early Saturday morning. And just like that, conservatives began the process of rationalizing the dramatic resignation of their longtime idol Sérgio Moro as justice minister, while maintaining their support for President Jair Bolsonaro.

Mirroring conversations in WhatsApp groups and households across Brazil, Ruschel at first admitted to being rattled not only by Moro’s departure, but his...

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