The Economist says Bolsonaro’s blow failed for incompetence

For Economist, Bolsonaro is not a statesman or global leader worthy of respect, but the tropical version of a caricature conspiracy insurgent whose final destination is ridicule and judicial liability. And, on top, incompetent.

The magazine says: “On September 2, the trial of Jair Bolsonaro, former president of Brazil and the ‘Trump of the Tropics’, will begin in the Supreme Court. The evidence seem like a flashback from Brazil’s turbulent past. A former former general general conspired to nullify the outcome of the election; killers planned to assassinate their true winner. by intention “.

But while Jake Angeli was forgiven by Trump as soon as he resumed power, in an act of contempt for democracy that released more than 1,500 criminals from the invasion of the capitol, Bolsonaro faces the weight of Brazilian law. Economist says he will probably be considered guilty by an STF who still considers himself a bulwark against authoritarianism. The magazine warns about the accumulation of court power and deals with the problems in our economy, but in the end, we are in a much better position than the US.

The cover, therefore, is a double blow. First, by placing the skin of a forgiven criminal over Bolsonaro, the magazine says he is as guilty as the invaders of the capitol. Second, and more cruelly, he remembers that, unlike them, he will not have escape.

“Bolsonaro and his associates will probably be considered guilty. This makes Brazil a test case for how countries recover from populist fever,” he says.

“The two countries seem to be changing places. The United States are becoming more corrupt, protectionist and authoritarian – with Donald Trump this week moving with the federal reserve and threatening cities controlled by Democrats. In contrast, even with the Trump government punishing Brazil by processing Bolsonaro (the 50% tariff and the magnitsky law), the country itself is determined to safeguard and strengthen it democracy, “he says.