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Brazilian president-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva calls for ‘peace and unity’ after beating far-Right rival Jair Bolsonaro in knife-edge election that split the nation after millions cast their votes… but will the ‘Trump of the Tropics’ concede defeat? [More]

More to the point, will Brazilians who know better turn in their guns?

UPDATE

There may be more truth to that “Trump of the Tropics” reference than “progressives” care to admit.

[Via Michael G]

Return I Will to Old Brazil?

Brazilians will soon head to the polls. Gun ownership in the country is a major election issue – as Sky’s Stuart Ramsay explains. [Watch]

Tell me about it.

[Via Jess]

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‘The police come here to hunt’: Brazilian cops kill at 9 times the rate of U.S. law enforcement [More]

What does that really mean, who are they killing, and what kind of circumstances are we talking about here? And how does that compare with the “good old days”?

Seems kind of self-defeating that Brazilians are poised to oust the guy who wants them armed and bring in a corrupt Marxist who demands disarming them and bringing back an “Only Ones”-enforced monopoly of violence.

It figures the DSM would put out a timely hit piece to help make that happen, with The Los Angeles Times leading the pack.

[Via bondmen]

Brazilians Setting Themselves Up to Repeat Past if Anti-Gun Socialist Elected

They would know that returning to restrictive gun laws under a corrupt regime would virtually guarantee a return to the tyranny of the past. [More]

Short memories and the siren song of “socialism” mean Brazilians will be repeating the misery of yesterday.

Return I Will to Old Brazil?

Booming gun ownership triggers fears for Brazil vote [More]

It wouldn’t if that communist Lula wasn’t intent on disarming them if he gets power again.

Remember the good old days?

[Via bondmen]

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