a week ago on january 8th, a mob in brazil s capital stormed the congress building, the supreme court, and the presidential palace. the images are reminiscent of those that emerged from the attack on the u.s. capitol two years ago on january 6th. the protestors in brazil, like their american counterparts, believed the recent presidential election had been stolen. they were supporters of the right-wing populist former president jair bolsonaro, who lost in the october to luiz ignacio lula da silva. so what happens next? joining me now is mac margolis. he spent four decades reporting on brazil and the rest of latin american, and today is a contributing columnist for the washington post. welcome, mack. first, give us a sense of how much this does follow the trump playbook, that is to what extent
a week ago on january 8th, a mob in brazil s capital stormed the congress building, the supreme court, and the presidential palace. the images are reminisce sent of those that emerged from the attack on the u.s. capitol two years ago on january 6th. the protestors in brazil, like their american counterparts, believed the recent presidential election had been stolen. they were supporters of the right-wing populist former president jair bolsonaro, who lost in the october to luiz ignacio lula da silva lula da silva. so what happens next? joining me now is mac margolis. he spent four decades reporting
every minute, when you know you have all the time in the world, that you can discuss as long as they want, not as long as you are allocated. these are huge trials, but i think we are going through them in a dignified manner. madame first lady, i know how valuable your time is, and you re very kind to spend a little bit of it with us. i hope i will see you again soon in person. it was my great pleasure. next on gps, an eerie echo of the january 6th attack on the u.s. capitol, brazil s capitol was stormed by protestors on january 8th. we ll explore what happened and what it may mean for the country s newly elected president, when we come back.