The scenes in Brasilia looked eerily similar to events at the U.S. Capitol on 6 January two years ago - and there are deeper connections as well.
Eduardo BolsonaroProtesters smash windows as they invade the presidential palace in scenes reminiscent of the US Capitol riot in January 2021
The race was heading towards a run-off and the final result was not even close to being known. Yet Mr Bannon, as he had been doing for weeks, spread baseless rumours about election fraud. Along with other prominent Trump advisers who spread fraud rumours, Mr Bannon was unrepentant on Sunday, even as footage emerged of widespread destruction in Brazil.
In another parallel with the Capitol riot, some supporters of the former president attempted to shift the blame by pinning the storming of government offices on outside agitators or supporters of President Lula. During that trip, Eduardo Bolsonaro also spoke to Mr Bannon and Trump adviser Jason Miller, according toAs in the US in 2020, partisan election-deniers focused their attention on the mechanisms of voting. In Brazil, they cast suspicion on electronic vote tabulation machines.
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