‘It cost me many friendships’: former Brazil military chief reveals inside struggle to stop Bolsonaro’s coup

September 4, 2026 · 7:00 pm 2 sources

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• ‘It cost me many friendships’: former Brazil military chief reveals inside struggle to stop Bolsonaro’s coup
  The Guardian · September 5, 2026 10:00
  Carlos de Almeida Baptista Júnior describes 2022 meeting in new book as ex-leader’s son vies with Lula for presidency The far-right populist Jair Bolsonaro was in his final days as Brazil’s president when, six weeks after losing the election and still refusing to recognise the result, he summoned…

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• Same-sex marriages surged before Bolsonaro took office, Brazil data reveal
  Phys.org · September 4, 2026 19:00
  A new study has shown that the election of Jair Bolsonaro, known for his homophobic views, as president of Brazil in 2018 caused a temporary surge in the number of same-sex marriages. The increase was particularly high in Brazilian municipalities where a large number of voters had previously voted…