Bolsonaro’s Fall, Trump’s Shadow

Brazil's copycat coup is criminalized

Thousands of Brazilians filled the streets this week, not in protest but in celebration. Their former president, Jair Bolsonaro, has been sentenced to 27 years in prison for attempting a coup. The ruling, handed down by Brazil’s Supreme Court, marks the first time in the nation’s history that a leader has been convicted for trying to dismantle its democ…