It's worth reminding everyone that the only reason Lula was able to steal the 2022 election was because Biden had threatened Bolsonaro and his allies with sanctions if they investigated electoral fraud, which the Brazilian president is empowered to do under the constitution. If the Trump administration threatens sanctions on Lula and HIS allies, they'll break and cede power. "They don't care about sanctions!" Actually, they do. They very much do. No mid-level bureaucrat or general wants to wake up and find his life's savings frozen and his credit cards shut off. Nor do they want to risk getting nabbed by Interpol on an international flight they had to pay for in cash. Brazil is deeply intertwined with the U.S. on a fundamental economic level. Even the Chinese have to play ball with American sanctions; the Hong Kong politicians responsible for the anti-democracy crackdowns in 2019-2020 can't even open accounts with Chinese banks. Bolsonaro didn't "cross the Rubicon" in 2022 because he was utterly alone, with the U.S., Russia, China, and the EU all in Lula's camp. Maybe the Russians and Chinese side with Lula. The U.S. won't, and the EU might be guilted enough into taking Trump's side. Eat shit, nïglët.