Brazilians take to the streets to celebrate Bolsonaro conviction

[malaise]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/12/brazilians-take-to-the-streets-to-celebrate-bolsonaro-conviction

Thousands of Brazilians have taken to the streets to rejoice at Jair Bolsonaro’s conviction for plotting a coup, as progressive politicians celebrated the historic move and rightwing figures linked to Donald Trump responded with anger and threats.

Chile’s leftwing president, Gabriel Boric, led regional congratulations of the decision to jail Bolsonaro for 27 years for leading a criminal organisation that sought to seize power after the far-right populist lost the 2022 election.

“My respect to Brazilian democracy which fended off a coup attempt and today judges and convicts those responsible for it. They tried to destroy [democracy] and today it emerges strengthened,” Boric tweeted, adding: “Democracy always!”

Colombia’s president, Gustavo Petro, said: “All putschists must be convicted. Those are the rules of democracy.”

[Ping Tung]

1. Good news is always welcome.

[GreenWave]

2. This is how you do it.

Samba
Happy Days are here again...

[sheshe2]

3. I wish this country was a smart.

I wish we cared about Democracy as much as they do.

Well done, Brazil.

[leftstreet]

4. DURec

[lastlib]

5. K & R!

Would that we could do the same with OUR traitors and autocrats.

[AverageOldGuy]

6. Here's hoping . . .

. . . we Americans get to do the same SOON.

[kimbutgar]

7. I hoping and praying for a day like this in America when the orange man pedo felon goes to jail for trying overthrow

Our government. And the maga movement ends. He did not win the 2024 honestly.

[Martin Eden]

14. Yes, when can we celebrate the conviction of Donald Trump for his attemped coup

And inciting a violent assault on our nation's Capitol?

I want justice and prison for him more than I want his death.

[Dr. T]

8. Today is a good day to invest in Heinz.

Dimwit Donnie will need a truck load of ketchup when he hears this.

[orangecrush]

9. They had the sense not to let him do it a second time

Unlike us.

[3Hotdogs]

10. Are there any lessons from the demonstrations that we can take home in case they are needed?

[newdeal2]

11. This is a good lesson

We should be out in the streets to protest AND to celebrate when the government does something we agree with.

[Exp]

12. Excellent !

[Warpy]

13. I hope it's contagious.

Really, really contagious.

[oasis]

15. Brazil's version of Trump gets his due. SCOTUS

snatched away America’s chances of seeking justice for election theft.