America’s Example Looms Large in Brazil Presidential Election

Brazil’s young democracy, which emerged from military dictatorship in the late 1980s, has long looked to the US as an example. But the January 6 attacks on the US Capitol became part of that example, surprising many Brazilians. The country’s right-wing president, Jair Bolsonaro, has followed in the footsteps of his friend Donald Trump, sowing doubt about the election.