The Right-Wing Media’s Coverage of Brazil’s Insurrection Is a Rerun of January 6

The right-wing media is taking a page right out of Donald Trump’s book in response to the Brazilian insurrection that erupted this past weekend, casting doubt over President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s October election and making vague allegations that the riot—fueled by unfounded claims of voter fraud from far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro—was a government conspiracy. On Monday, Fox News host Tucker Carlson characterized the attack as a backlash to “what was very clearly a rigged election” against Bolsonaro. “A convicted criminal called Lula da Silva is now the president of the most important country in South America,” he said… Read Full Article