Why the Brazilian Political Upheaval Looks Like the US

Why the Brazilian Political Upheaval Looks Like the US
Protesters, many of whom support Brazilian former President Jair Bolsonaro, surround several governmental buildings as they are confronted by security forces in Brasilia on Jan. 8, 2023. Ton Molina/AFP via Getty Images
Jeffrey A. Tucker
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Last night, I rang up a few politically savvy friends in Brazil to ask their impressions of what is happening in Brazil. My concern is that the English-language renderings of events there were being too closely read through the U.S. experience and thus distorting the main narrative.

Jeffrey A. Tucker
Jeffrey A. Tucker
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Jeffrey A. Tucker is the founder and president of the Brownstone Institute and the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press, as well as 10 books in five languages, most recently “Liberty or Lockdown.” He is also the editor of “The Best of Ludwig von Mises.” He writes a daily column on economics for The Epoch Times and speaks widely on the topics of economics, technology, social philosophy, and culture. He can be reached at [email protected]
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