What do you think of recent events in the capital of Brazil? What are the similarities to the Capitol invasion two years ago?
Obviously, I think it's awful that the attempted coup was allowed to happen, but I do find it encouraging that the Brazilian authorities are being a lot more pro-active than the American authorities when it comes to going after not only the people who were doing the rioting, but also the officials who bungled the security response, the people who organized and paid forthe buses that brought the rioters to Brasilia, and the poliitical actors behind the scenes who were clearly hoping that this chaos would prompt the army into launching a coup.
In terms of the similarities to January 6th, I think they're quite similar events, in no small part because both events were organized by the same trans-national group of fascists: Steve Bannon has been involved in spreading false rumors about election fraud in Brazil, Don Jr. has spoken to the bolsonaristas via Zoom (after he chickened out of going in person), Bolsonaro's son has visited Maralago to meet with Bannon and Miller, etc.
The main difference I see between the two events is that January 8th more directly involved appeals to the military to overturn the election and overthrow Brazilian democracy - a direct reference to the 1964 military dictatorship, which a lot of the bolsonaristas seem to have a strong nostalgic/ideological affection for, along with their attachment to the Empire of Brazil. (Reminds me a bit of the recent events in Germany.)