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12 Nov, 4 tweets, 2 min read
Fresh from their assault on the results of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, Donald Trump and his allies are exporting their strategy to Brazil to support President Jair Bolsonaro's re-election bid — and sow doubt in the event that he loses. nyti.ms/3F9a5Tb
For American ideologues pushing a nationalist movement, Brazil is one of the most important pieces on the global chess board. It's the dominant force in South America and home to an overwhelmingly Christian population that continues to shift to the right. nyti.ms/3D8hcuw Image

For Bolsonaro, the support from the Trump world is coming at a crucial time. His poll numbers are falling. A Supreme Court investigation is closing in. And last month, a congressional panel recommended that he be charged with crimes against humanity.
Adopting Trump's method in Brazil, whose democracy is just 33 years old, is adding fuel to a political tinderbox. And Bolsonaro isn't known for moving cautiously. "We have three alternatives for me," he told a rally in September. "Prison, death or victory."nyti.ms/3D8hcuw

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