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Rafael R. Ioris

Security forces arrest supporters of Brazilian former President Jair Bolsonaro after retaking control of Planalto Presidential Palace in Brasília on Jan. 8, 2023. (TON MOLINA/AFP via Getty Images)

What just happened in Brazil? Five key questions about South America’s Jan. 6 moment

Rafael R. Ioris

Former President Donald Trump and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro attend a joint news conference in the Rose Garden at the White House March 19, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Jim Lo Scalzo-Pool/Getty Images)

Experts warn Brazil’s democracy is at risk after far-right Bolsonaro “weaponized Trump’s playbook”

Jeffrey W. Rubin, Rafael R. Ioris