BRASILIA, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro said on Sunday he would not concede defeat to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who secured a fourth non-consecutive term, and would
I know nothing about Brazilian law but I do know politics. The main idea behind what he’s doing isn’t about laws, it’s about stirring up the violent people amongst his base. It’s sometimes called “stochastic terrorism”.
It matters more if you’re the sitting ruler, but it does delegitimize the election process and may indicate that he is willing to use violence to take power.
Does the law require him to concede? Does it change anything if he doesn’t?
I know nothing about Brazilian law but I do know politics. The main idea behind what he’s doing isn’t about laws, it’s about stirring up the violent people amongst his base. It’s sometimes called “stochastic terrorism”.
It’s exactly what Trump did on Jan 6th
It matters more if you’re the sitting ruler, but it does delegitimize the election process and may indicate that he is willing to use violence to take power.
Have we ever considered that he might deserve a Musolini neck massage?