The overwhelming public sentiment following Jair Bolsonaro's conviction is one of pride, relief, and support for Brazil's judiciary, with many commenters celebrating it as a significant victory for democracy and accountability. Comparisons to the perceived failures of the U.S. justice system dominate conversations, emphasizing a desire for similar accountability in their political landscape. While the sentiment is largely positive, some commenters raise concerns about political motivations behind the judicial process.

Jair Bolsonaro

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We held a massive street party yesterday in Rio downtown, and I'm sure lots of people celebrated it as well across the country. So I'd say we feel pretty good, it restored some trust in our institutions, and it strengthened our democracy.

He is a conspirator, a compulsive liar and kept spreading tons of fake news muddying the waters constantly. With him and some of his allies in jail there will be space to fix the damage he caused. So it's a huge relief.

_Lus

It’s great to finally see my right-leaning coworkers admit that trying to strip governmental institutions of their power is bad, and that Lula taking an open stance against trump was a breath of fresh air after so many spineless governments and infighting of political parties.

I was never proud to be Brazilian, until the moment Trump tried to fuck with us and our country showed we ain’t gonna take shit from anyone

OverexposedPotato

Wait, trying to subvert an election is a crime, you say? Prison, you say?

evil_burrito

I feel free, I feel hopeful, and I feel like our country just snapped back to the sane timeline it should have never left.

I invite you to imagine the following:

Imagine you're on a moving train, and the train suddenly derails violently. Miraculously, it starts drifting sideways on the tracks somehow, not yet fully doomed to crash, but not at all where it should be.

Now imagine that after a long time in this utterly horrifying position, you suddenly hear a rising metal grating sound, and as it reaches its climax, everything shakes violently, and you hear a loud, clean, satisfying ***CLUNK*** as the train snaps itself back onto the tracks.

That's what it feels like.

It.

Feels.

Fucking.

Amazing.

I cannot understate how good it feels to be safe from fascism.

Kialand

I'm a conservative (of the old burkean kind) Brazilian and I'm cautiously happy.

On one hand, no one in my lifetime did more damage to all the causes I believe in than this sad excuse of a man.

-He made a mockery of my faith by using it for his base political purposes.

-He destroyed the anti-corruption investigations happening in the country only to protect his equally corrupt family.

-He tried a coup d'etat in our very defective democracy instead of doing things conservatively through slow and careful change because he couldn't accept loosing an election.

-He actively disregarded fiscal good-sense for ridiculous short-term and useless political gains in a country that has been mired in economic stagnation for over a decade now.

-And perhaps more damning of all, his utter callousness and sociopathic behavior during the pandemic, disregarding the health and safety of millions of his countrymen (and encouraging many to act the same way) while bodies piled up in cemeteries.

On the other hand. Our politicians are known to stay arrested for very short times and it still remains to be seen whether he'll be locked up at all.

gorillamutila

27 years seems pretty light for treason, but better than nothing.

dosadiexperiment

I feel great. I wish he dont get freed in a couple years like most politicians in Brazil.

oholandesvoador

Honestly? Feels fucking great dude. But you know what's even better? Seeing a bunch of americans in every post going "wellp guess brazil is the real democracy" "we're worse than brazil now" "america learn your lesson" and so on. 

This idea of America being the bastions of freedom and development, calling everybody else "third world" while being completely neglectful of how your actions, and your political movements, were the one thing causing most of the world's conflict during 20th and 21th century. What a farse.

You guys meddled with our economy, backed up a dictatorship that set us back 50 years in the past and completely gutted our ability to industrialize, all while funding a massive worldwide disinformation campaign, with the ideia of selling to the "developed world" that we are shit, will always be shit, and it's ok to explore us because that's what we're here for. "Banana republic", as you like to call us, right?

Now you guys are stuck on a disfunctional political system, with streets filled with junkies and an apathetic state of affairs. Not that we are in a much different spot, but at least we didn't pillage the world for a hundred years just to end up in the same boat of shitness. 

Even at your worst, you guys still make it all about yourselves. That's the true american way. At least, now, we can kinda poke fun at it. You couldn't even arrest the guy that pissed all over your "great democracy". That IS a funny joke, makes it funnier that he's such a comedic idiot as well. Yeah i'm petty, it's hard not to be these days, but catharsis is also a cold dish.

Headlessoberyn

The same way I feel after a warm bath followed by a massage and a fancy dinner.

Tropical_Geek1

Wild how he went from “tropical Trump” to “Brazilian prison edition.” Kinda feels like the finale nobody saw coming but everyone lowkey expected.

HoneydewMiss

Question: "Brazilians, how do you feel about this Brazilian issue?"

Answers: "I'm American and I'm going to talk about American issues."

laaplandros

igpila

I wish him a life just healthy enough for him to enjoy all those 27 years in prison.

-elemental

Constant_Topic_1040

Great! Amazing! That cunt tried to overthrow a democratically elected government, not only plotting to assassinate the president, vice-president and a Supreme Court justice, but throw in the garbage the will of the people and our fundamental right to choose our representatives because he couldn’t bear the fact that we didn’t choose him. And his malicious inaction led to 700,000+ deaths from COVID during the pandemic.

Let’s hope it sticks, and let’s hope he rots there for the rest of his miserable life along with many of his 7 friends that were also convicted.

But the most important thing is that, for the first time in its 525-year history, Brazil has finally forced an authoritarian bitch to face the consequences for their attempted coup. No longer will an attempt like this be dealt with a slap on the wrist, no general amnesty so that they can try again in a few years. 3 generals, 1 admiral and a former president/army captain are facing justice, our institutions are holding them accountable and history will remember them for what they are: cowards.

And it also helps that we told Trump he can suck our dick and balls because we won’t be subjugated.

This is still far from over, of course, but for right now it’s celebration time!

Aplicacion

It was the best news of the decade! About time.

Another great take is that Trump’s threats and tariffs backfired to some good part of the population that was against the current government. When Lula stood up to the USA’s pressure, our president gained respect and support from people who would not sympathize with him otherwise. I REALLY hope this makes his reelection more possible, so we can continue fighting the far right that has been destroying everything it touches.

PinkPussycatPower

He not only attempted to overturn an election; he was planning to murder Lula and  Supreme Court justices.

He deserves prison for life.

If only we had the balls to bring another coup attempter to justice in the US. You had one job, Garland.

BubbhaJebus

Honestly, I don't think we celebrated enough. We should call a whole week off for everyone.

It's worth remembering that this motherfucker was responsible for at least 350k deaths during the COVID pandemic. He should be prosecuted for that too, but we'll take the 27 years for now.

Brazil is the biggest democracy in the Americas.

AokiHagane

br_st_

I'm not Brazilian but my buddy down in Sao Paulo has been posting happy memes so I know at least one is happy.

passengerv

I watched the trial and celebrated like it was the World Cup final

MasterBlasterO_O

I wish *we'd* hold our treasonists as accountable as south America does 😂

bmcgowan89

I spent half of my life in Brazil and half in the US. I’m extremely proud of Brazil.

  
Back in the 90s I remember my dad saying that things worked in the US because of rule of law, and even politicians could get arrested if caught doing something wrong, while in Brazil everything ends in pizza.

While I’m proud of Brazil, I’m even more disappointed in the complete erosion of American institutions. The rosy glasses I had about the US in 90s have been completely shattered, and while i really love this place too it’s hard not to feel disappointed.

4look4rd

This post might be brigaded by the cesspool that is r/brasilivre.

They not only wanted to do a coup, they were plotting to assassinate their adversaries who won the election (current President and VP) and a Justice from our Supreme Court (Alexandre de Moraes, the main target for Trump's threats). Their convictions are more than warranted.

However, nothing is over yet. They can appeal and, if they manage to get the case to the full court (11 Justices instead of the 5 from the group / board that gave this conviction), I still think Bolsonaro will be convicted - but then he will be judged also by the two Justices he put in place, and they will stall the trial for as long as possible. Finally, the likely presidential candidate for the opposition for next year's elections, assuming Bolsonaro is convicted and can't run, is Tarcisio de Freitas - which has close ties to Bolsonaro and will 100% pardon him if he wins.

I'm really hoping for a centrist candidate to appear and gain traction, but as of this moment we don't have one.

Also Trump will likely double down on our tariffs, if not worse. Bolsonaro getting arrested doesn't sit well with him because they followed the same playbook. The only difference, really, is that our Supreme Court isn't filled with conservatives (yet).

thenagz

Feels like justice finally being made. But honestly, Bolsonaro is not the most important thing. For the first time ever, member of the armed forces were convicted for a crime against democracy. And the armed forces have a looong history of attacks against our democracy, including a 21 year long dictatorship, whose leaders were never judged. Feels like a page being turned.

jnighy

Considering the number of people he mocked and let die during the Covid pandemic, saying it was just a "little flu", 27 years was very little. But better than nothing

_6u5t4v0

Nice to see that there are still civilized that actually hold their political officials accountable for staging a coup

No-Focus-2178

This man let 700 million die because for shit and giggles during the pandemic. Including members of my family.

This man wanted bring back our darkest period in our republican history. 

This man tried to kill the presidente elect, his VP and a supreme cour judge

27 years is less than he deserved but more than his lifespan. You guys can take the high road, I will enjoy every single moment that this piece of shit suffers until he dies.

MoleLocus

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*looking longingly at a functioning democracy*

JonFrost

Good on Brazil for actually jailing the fucker for trying an insurrection

Also, I thought that 27 years was a little light for trying an insurrection and wanting to overturn an election, but Bolsonaro is 70, so he’d probably die in prison if he isn’t let out early, and even then it’s

A lot of people have asked me, what I think the sentence for an insurrection and illegal overturning of a legitimate election should be, and I would’ve said 40 years. That’s why I said 27 years was a little light. It’s a harsh sentence, and I’m fine with him getting it, but given that Bolsonaro did his own January 6th, I would’ve gone further with the sentencing

Johanneum1906

Happy as fuck. This moron caused lots of deaths during the pandemic and for many absurd reasons this dumb idiot became the main leader of the far right.
To hell with him and his whole family of criminals.

darkkian3x3

Caradebunda

I feel happy. My country isn't perfect by any means but he fucked around and found out. Many other politicians deserve the same fate but, it's a start. One at a time.

Serennna

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Pride man, no wannabe pedo dictators here

juliocezarmari

Brasilian Canadian, very happy. Fuck him.

OhOkayGotchaAlright

I feel my trust in justice was partially restored. Partially because I'm skeptical, and I know so many more should be facing jail.

I feel proud to be Brazilian once again (or maybe for the first time in my life)..

brazilian_irish

OkWorldliness3742

There having been parties on streets for 3 consecutive days so far. It's just a shame it was only 27 years, should have been more.  Brazilian law says he's eligible to be released after 1/3 of the sentence, so it's more like only 9 years if he's well behaved in prison 

machado34

This is how a DEMOCRACY handles such criminals.

Make the comparison.

The latest djt should have been arrested was January 20th.

Vogel-Kerl

Feels amazing. People were literally throwing parties and barbecues because of it

_DonaldTrumpet

TerribleFuji

Lucasolf

I’ve spent years surrounded by people who support Bolsonaro. Most of my family still do. At home, I didn’t really have space to share my opinion and I often chose not to, because that’s exactly what they wanted. They would provoke me, drop little comments, just waiting for me to say something so they’d have an excuse to start a fight. That’s part of why his very existence has always felt like a daily weight in my life.

Bolsonaro isn’t “just another crazy politician,” and he didn’t appear out of nowhere. He built his career glorifying Brazil’s military dictatorship, a regime that murdered, tortured, and disappeared thousands, and during Dilma Rousseff’s impeachment he even honored one of her personal torturers, which tells you everything you need to know about his character. He’s the product of decades of impunity and distorted narratives about Brazil’s past, something captured perfectly in films like Ainda Estou Aqui (“I’m Still Here”).

During COVID-19, he mocked victims, spread misinformation, and sabotaged public health measures. People died because of his negligence. And now he plays the victim, claiming persecution, despite never having suffered anything remotely close to what others endured under the dictatorship he admires or under his own administration.

I’m not naïve. He’ll probably serve any sentence under house arrest, living more comfortably than most Brazilians ever will.

Still, for me, it feels like a quiet, deeply personal relief or satisfaction. Like finally taking a deep breath of fresh air or just feeling truly healed inside. I guess we’re feeling proud too. Brazil actually put someone like him on trial and convicted him. It’s historic. A moment that breaks the sense of “inferiority,” the feeling that Brazil is somehow doomed or lesser. On top of that, it’s incredible to see our country set an example for the world. Change is possible.

WeirdWizard1227

tattoed-suricato

InvalidKoalas

The idiot thought he was in the post2020USA where you can do that stuff without consequences

overkill373

ImplodingBillionaire

CptIskarJarak

This is how you deal with traitors.  At least in the beginning......

SquirrelParticular17

Our independence day is September 7th. Doubt the trial will be this quick but a man can dream

Galahad_the_Ranger

Never in my life did I think I would ever be saying to myself "it must be nice to live in one of those stable Latin American democracies" but here we are.

HereToCalmYouDown

Yeah we could learn a thing from Brazil here in the us… hopefully we eventually do learn

theantig

If everything goes well, next week he will go to jail, I will celebrate this moment a lot.

Zestyclose_Gear1185

😑congrats 

😐happy for you Brazil 

😑nice

Han_Yolo_swag

Esperacchiusdamascus

What's that like?  Asking as an American...

mr_mcpoogrundle

This moron sabotaged the fight against covid, killing thousands. Now this traitor's son is in the US with access to trump administration and harming brazil. This pig has a big part in the 50% tariffs against brazil. May then rot in jail.

jacobs7th

Trump's second term is a warning to what may have happened, had Bolsonaro succeeded in his coup plans. A far-right populist using every avenue available to him to purge dissent from all branches of the executive and installing loyalists. However, unlike the US, we have a Supreme Court which actually does its job. He wouldn't have such a sway in congress either. Still, Bolsonaro and his ilk would have acess to resources to punish individuals who oppose him, and maybe even do worse to them.

LukeD1992

This is how it should be .fuck Trump and his supporters

What’s so interesting is that the right turned on bolsonaro. Even far right publications are saying “to shield a traitor to the homeland is…” but I believe that they thought Trump would sanction the judge only not destroy the Brazilian economy

sabedo

LNEneuro

The fact that Donald Trump is publicly showing outrage over Bolsonaro receiving due justice for his crimes... is so fascist, it's beyond the pale. Trump is so outraged, he doubled the tariffs he is applying for goods imported from Brazil. 

Donald Trump is a fascist wanna-be dictator who should be kicked out of office, along with all of his complicit enabling cohorts. And that includes JD Vance, Speaker Johnson, plus hundreds of others.

cytherian

Wow. Actual democratic country defending its system &amp; values over a would be tyrant. That’s what Most Americans told themselves they were like this too. My folks never got it twisted tho

Dookie120

Man what's it like to have a judicial system that does literally anything?

Gamersomething

AgitatedEdge213

It’s not Alleged, he plotted and there is evidence, denialists are out in full force

rocketseeker

Reassuring to see that justice and democracy works in some countries.

PDXCatHerder

A 40 year old democracy dealing with traitors better than the USA which was supposedly founded on democracy and has had 300 years to figure it out.

Responsible-Bunch316

Wait, you can do that? You can hold people accountable when they try to overturn an election?

THE_CODE_IS_0451

Wait, the far right leader didn't actually have his country's best interests at heart?!

mudcrabsareforever

demoncase

This is how it's supposed to end, looking at you So-Called United States

Rightintheend

Shame we don’t have something like that in the United States.

TelegraphRoadWarrior

Well at least one country actually follows and enforces its own laws.

Fuzzy_Translator4639

Oh wow. So it is possible. In some countries. Where they don’t turn blue in their faces from screaming how free they are. Who knew.

Accurate_Ad_7642

Imagine holding high level politicians accountable for legal and political malfeasance.

huxtiblejones

I heard so I don't know all the details that Jair is also facing charges of an attempted assassination of his opponent. If that is true and Trump is basically extorting Brazil to let him off, this has to go in the all time top 10 corrupt things Trump has done...so far

ortofon88

Didn't the orange guy try to use tariffs to defend the poor victim Bolsonaro?  

Big Whitehouse announcement today.    Is he going to attack Brazil?

rainman_104

nnulll

Wow i came here expecting comments from Brazilians, hoping to refresh my Portuguese, but apparently no 😂😂😂

I did see the documentary on Netflix about him. To all my fellow Brazilians, do you feel justice was served here?

Respondem em português, quero me-aprimorar!

Muted-Pain

Who would have expected that the phrase “faces justice over alleged attempt to usurp democracy” would be more likely to happen in Brazil than the USA?

Neracca

The Hungarian embassy can't hide him any more? 🤣

MMKaresz

We should be doing this to Trump and putting an end to this nonsense  but oh well, our country's lawmakers are corrupt, bought and paid for, cowards.

Spy_Fox64

We could have had this and we wouldn’t be in the middle of a fight for our democracy.

nwglamourguy

I don't care about tariffs, we need jail him and everyone involved before they try again and succed. Brazil is not the US to let a felon walking in plain sight

This is what happens when a country actually punished criminals for their actions

SnootSnootBasilisk

Brazil is able hold up their constitution. 

Trump threw the US constitution in the garbage along with the Epstein files and McDonald's wrappers.

sealosam

StronglyHeldOpinions

Justice always catches up, no matter how long

higgismall

Intelligent-Equal-34

I could go for more headlines like this.

*"___________ faces justice over alleged attempt to usurp __________ democracy."*

merganzer

Brazil holding politicians more accountable than USA

Angry_Walnut

I hate Americans. Reading shit about ANY country and the first and only thing they think is „How can we make this about US?“

PushTheMush

TIL Brazil has a better functioning checks and balances than the usa.

Donner_Par_Tea_House

Oh look, something that may never happen in the US. Can we borrow some Brazilians?

darkrhyes

I'm jealous of you, Brazilians. All we did in Dumbfuckistan USA was reinstall our dicktator.

Abombasnow

Brazil is a better nation than the US they are prosecuting their version of trump for his crimes..

Shydreamguy

If there is a ranking of countries with balls, Brazil surely would be in top 5.

butwhywedothis

Based, meanwhile in the US the same kind of figure is destroying democracy and the liberal world order :)

sebixi

Unlike America, Brazil knows what to do with its traitors.

Pale-and-Willing

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