Bolsonaro compares Trump's fortune with his
After the failed assassination attempt in Pennsylvania, Brazil's ex-president Bolsonaro praises Trump in the highest tones. It becomes clear that he sees the former US president as his twin in divine providence. Bolsonaro himself came close to being stabbed in 2018 during the campaign.
Brazil's far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro compared the attempted assassination on former US President Donald Trump to the one committed against him in 2018. "In my opinion, he was saved just as I was", Bolsonaro said in a video posted on X about Trump. Bolsonaro was stabbed multiple times during the campaign and had to undergo several surgeries. "The doctors say it was a miracle that I survived in 2018 given the severity of the injuries", Bolsonaro wrote now on X. The attack on Trump was "a matter of centimeters".
"This comes from above", Bolsonaro said with an upward gaze regarding their survival. The Brazilian ex-president, sometimes referred to as "Trump of the Tropics", is known as a Trump supporter. After the attempted coup in Pennsylvania, Bolsonaro called Trump the "world's greatest political leader at the moment".
Like the US, Brazil has experienced strong political polarization in recent years. A week after the inauguration of the left-wing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in January 2023, Bolsonaro supporters stormed the government buildings in Brasília. They accused Lula of having stolen the election and unsuccessfully urged the military to overthrow the left-politician.
Fico also sees parallels
The violence reminded many of the storming of the Capitol by Trump supporters in Washington, D.C. on January 6, 2021, after Trump lost the presidential election to the current office holder Joe Biden. An attempt was made to impose an office ban on the 69-year-old Bolsonaro until 2030 because he baselessly questioned the legitimacy of the Brazilian presidential election in 2022.
Trump survived a shooting at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on a Saturday (local time) only narrowly. He was shot and slightly injured in the ear. In addition to the alleged shooter, a spectator was killed, and two others were seriously injured.
Also, Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico drew parallels between the shootings and an attack on him. The populist politician was shot after a cabinet meeting in a small Slovak town on May 15. Fico survived with severe injuries and could only resume work a few days ago.
Bolsonaro expressed solidarity with Trump after the assassination attempt in Pennsylvania, stating, "In my opinion, he was saved just as I was." Additionally, Fico, the Slovakian prime minister, also drew comparisons to their own survival following attempts on their lives.
