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MAGA Wants to Do a Jan. 6 on Brazil’s Behalf

Donald Trump and his allies are not taking Brazil’s election results well.

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Oct 26, 2026 6:16 PM

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If you are not a supporter of right-wing authoritarianism, then Brazilian social media was the place to be today. Brazil’s leftist president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, shocked the world with his underdog victory Sunday night, after lagging behind Flávio Bolsonaro in the first round of voting earlier this month.…