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Why the Coup Failed in Brazil

Ana Júlia Guedes, lawyer, and activist of Levante Popular da Juventude, discusses Brazil’s response to the coup attempt, including arrests of the plotters, global condemnation, and the mass mobilizations in defense of democracy.

On Sunday, January 8, supporters of former far-right Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro stormed the headquarters of the Supreme Court, Presidency, and Congress of Brazil. The far-right mob ransacked the buildings and called for military intervention against President Lula of the progressive Workers Party, who defeated Bolsonaro in elections held last year.

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Rania Khalek

Rania Khalek is an award-winning Lebanese-American journalist and host of Dispatches on Breakthrough News, where she investigates the global consequences of imperialism, war, and systemic oppression. With over a decade of frontline reporting from conflict zones and marginalized communities, her work has been featured in The Nation, The Intercept, Al Jazeera, FAIR, and The Electronic Intifada, where she served on the editorial board.

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