A January 6th for the Trump of the Tropics

Published: Jan. 11, 2023, 8:46 p.m.

b'On Sunday, a mob of protesters ransacked Brazil\\u2019s capital, claiming that the recent Presidential election had been rigged. The riots, eerily reminiscent of the United States Capitol attack, were carried out in the name of Brazil\\u2019s former President, Jair Bolsonaro, a political figure who has been described as the \\u201cTrump of the Tropics.\\u201d Andrew Marantz, a New Yorker staff writer, was in Brazil during November\\u2019s election, when another former President, Luiz In\\xe1cio Lula da Silva, defeated Bolsonaro. He joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss the contagiousness of far-right political movements in the age of social media.'