Four years ago, left-wing candidate Lula defeated Jair Bolsonaro — the right-wing father of the Bolsonaro candidate — by the slimmest margin in Brazilian history. Jair Bolsonaro, an ally of President Donald Trump, refused to accept the outcome, and his supporters later stormed and vandalized Brazil’s presidential palace, Congress and Supreme Court in an assault reminiscent of Jan. 6.
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