Don’t Let Brazil Become Venezuela
Don’t Let Brazil Become Venezuela
By
Brian Winter
Lula’s detention shows no one is above the law – but it also brings the risk of violence in coming days.
The next 72 hours will be critical to the future of Brazilian democracy. The temporary detention of former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for questioning related to the Petrobras probe is indeed a sign that no one in Brazil is above the law. But it also brings the risk of extreme polarization and even violence – with the leader of the Workers’ Party in Congress...
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