Crime

Same Crime, Different Outcomes: The Diverging Fates of Bolsonaro and Trump

If Donald Trump has any inkling of religious sentiment, he could reflect on the words ‘There but for the grace of God go I’ in light of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro’s recent 27-year prison sentence. Bolsonaro conspired for a coup to reclaim the presidency lost in the 2022 election, something Trump himself flirted with during his time in office.