'If Bolsonaro loses the election, there is widespread concern that he will organize a revolt and refuse to accept the results. This would be a sad copy of the January 6 events...a tragedy for Brazil and a dire threat to democracy.'
Brazil's upcoming presidential elections in October signal a momentous event in the country, one that will have long-lasting consequences. Throughout the campaign, Brazil's president, Jair Bolsonaro, has suggested that, like the U.S. former president, he intends to ignore the results of the election. This would be only one more instance where the Brazilian president has closely followed Donald Trump's script.
It is remarkable how both presidents have reacted in a similar way to different events. During the Covid-19 pandemic, both Bolsonaro and Trump minimized the seriousness of the pandemic, which may have contributed to the catastrophic results it had in both countries. In addition, both presidents promoted the use of hydroxychloroquine to prevent or treat Covid-19.
In October of 2021 Bolsonaro's Environment Minister Joaquim Leite announced a"National Green Growth Program" to promote forest conservation and advance sustainable development. In November, the Brazilian delegation to the United Nations Climate Conference announced a new climate action plan. At the same time, the Bolsonaro government promoted bills that encouraged deforestation by providing amnesty for land invasions, eased environmental licenses, opened Indigenous territories to mining projects of highly negative environmental impact, and used violence against forest defenders. Anreleased by the Coordinator of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon basin, the largest tropical forest in the world is at the doors of the"irreversible destruction of the ecosystem.
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