Brazil: Five Officers Arrested Over Alleged 2022 Lula Assassination Plot

Published NOV 19 2024·Updated NOV 20 2024

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Above: Brazil's Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva Image credit: Buda Mendes/Staff/Getty Images News via Getty Images

The Spin

Left narrative

Accountability for the failed coup is a matter of justice and is crucial for the future of the country's democracy. Given that military personnel and close aides to Bolsonaro were involved in this shocking assassination plot, something must also be done about the significant political influence of the country's military.

The Brazilian Report

Right narrative

This is all part of Lula, a corrupt career politician, colluding with Brazil's heavily politicized top court to punish Bolsonaro and his allies. Right-leaning figures across the nation have been censored, and the legal system is increasingly being used as a weapon against those who dare to side with the opposition.

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