#1538 Authoritarian Coup Attempts Around the World
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Jay Tomlinson
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🗓️ 22 January 2023
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
Air Date 1/21/2023
Today, we take a look beyond our shores to other examples of anti-democratic forces seeking to take control of governments in Germany, Brazil, and Peru, all of which echo, in some form or fashion, the coup attempt on January 6th, 2021 by pro-Trump insurrectionists.
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: ‘Barbarism’ by mob of ‘fascists’ - The World - Air Date 1-9-23
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva had harsh words for those who stormed his country’s parliament, its Supreme Court and presidential palace this past weekend.
“If the U.S. can export this model of attempted authoritarian coup to Brazil, well then perhaps Brazil can export back a model of real accountability for the perpetrators and the planners,” says Chris Hayes on the January 6-style riot in Brazil.
Timothy Snyder, author of "On Tyranny," talks with Rachel Maddow about the similarities between Saturday's attack on the government buildings in Brazil's capital and the importance of swift, transparent and equitable accountability.
Ch. 4: German police raids nix far-right coup plot - The World - Air Date 12-7-22
German police conducted raids all across the country on Wednesday, making arrests, and attempting to dismantle a plot aimed at overthrowing the government.
Ch. 5: What's behind the political unrest in Peru - DW News - Air Date 1-13-23
Anti-government protests erupted after Dina Boluarte was sworn in as Peru's president in early December. Now, just over a month after her inauguration, the police response to protests has led to the deaths of more than 40 people, with hundreds injured.
A major contributor to the current crisis is "the extreme weakness of the political system in Peru" in which many politicians lack any real connection to their constituents, adds Peruvian sociologist Eduardo González Cueva.
Ch. 7: Swift coup foreign arrests abroad a contrast to Garland's Trump probe - The Beat - Air Date 12-12-22
Swift arrests of coup plotters in Peru and Germany are contrasts to the U.S. response to the insurrection. There are new lessons and a new push for accountability.
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Ch. 8: Brazil's fight against Fascism / Brian Mier - This Is Hell! - Air Date 1-16-23
Chuck welcomes friend of the show Brian Mier to talk about Brazil's January 6 knockoff event and the differences in how Brazil fights fascism to how the US refuses to.
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 9: Final comments on the different forms that authoritarianism takes
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to this episode of the award-winning Best of Left Podcast in which we shall take |
| 0:07.4 | a look beyond our shores to other examples of anti-democratic forces seeking to take control |
| 0:13.2 | of governments in Germany, Brazil, and Peru, all of which echo in some former fashion, |
| 0:20.2 | the Ku-attempt on January 6, 2021, by pro-Trump insurrectionists. |
| 0:25.5 | Clips today are from the world, all in with Chris Hayes, the Rachel Maddo show, |
| 0:30.3 | DW News, Democracy Now, and the Beat with an additional members only clip from This Is Hell. |
| 0:43.6 | In the capital, Brazilia supporters of the country's far-right former president, |
| 0:47.8 | Giair Bolsonaro stormed the parliament, its Supreme Court, and presidential |
| 0:52.1 | palace on Sunday, the rioters smashed windows, lit fires, and clashed with police. |
| 0:57.4 | They're claiming that Bolsonaro's electoral defeat last October was fraudulent. |
| 1:01.7 | There is no evidence to support their claim, still Bolsonaro supporters are demanding a new vote. |
| 1:07.1 | More than a thousand of the rioters were detained by Brazilian authorities at the scene. |
| 1:11.6 | Today, other protesters were lighting fires to block one of the most important roads in Sao Paulo. |
| 1:17.2 | Giair Mekasaroios has been closely tracking the situation. |
| 1:21.1 | He's a professor at the Vargas Foundation at Sao Paulo. |
| 1:24.0 | Giair Mekasaroios, leaders across the region who condemned last night's political violence in Brazil. |
| 1:28.0 | How have Brazilians themselves generally reacted? |
| 1:31.3 | Watching what happened yesterday, Brazil is like watching a remake of a bad movie, |
| 1:36.7 | the reality had the chance to watch the United States. |
| 1:39.8 | So pretty much everything that happens in Brazil right now is an emulation of whatever |
| 1:44.8 | has taken place in the United States under Trump. |
| 1:47.7 | It didn't really come as a surprise for Brazilians that at some point, some hardcore Bolsonaro supporters |
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