The country that beat its Trump

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva greets supporters after a ceremony marking three years since the attacks on Brazil’s institutions. Brasília, Brazil, January 8, 2026. | Arthur Menescal for Vox

Key takeaways

• In 2018, Brazil elected a president named Jair Bolsonaro who attempted the sort of authoritarian power grabs that President Donald Trump is currently doing in the United States. Except the key word is attempted: Unlike in America, Brazil’s Congress and Supreme...