Contributor: How the conviction of Brazil’s former president echoes in the U.S.
Brazilβs Supreme Court on Thursday found former President Jair Bolsonaro guilty of conspiracies related to his failed 2022 reelection bid. The court found that Bolsonaro tried to instigate a military coup and to poison his opponent, current President Luiz InΓ‘cio Lula da Silva. Bolsonaro, the former president of Latin Americaβs largest democracy and its wealthiest…