Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro took to the streets on Sunday in protest of his October election loss to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The protests in the capital of Brasília turned violent as Bolsonaro supporters stormed government buildings.
Fox News host Tucker Carlson echoed the rioters’ rhetoric on Monday, baselessly alleging that the election was “very clearly a rigged election.” He went on to say that “millions of people in Brazil understand exactly what happened” and that “their democracy has been hijacked, possibly forever.”
The protests have been ongoing for months, with Bolsonaro supporters claiming that the election was stolen from him. The protests come after a similar situation in the United States, where Fox News and other right-wing outlets have questioned the legitimacy of the 2020 election results.
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was sworn in one week before the protests on Sunday. He is a member of the Workers’ Party, a left-wing political party in Brazil. Bolsonaro, on the other hand, is a far-right politician who has been in office since 2018.
Key takeaways:
- Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro took to the streets on Sunday in protest of his October election loss.
- Fox News host Tucker Carlson baselessly alleged that the election was “very clearly a rigged election.”
- The protests come as a reminder of the political unrest that can arise when an election is contested.
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