How Joe Biden secretly saved Brazil's democracy from Bolsonaro's generals. US President Joe Biden and the Pentagon are said to have exerted their influence on Brazil's army leadership.
The coup plotters in Brazil's plans to overthrow the democracy of the largest country in South America failed by the narrowest of margins. This article is available for the first time in German - it was first published by Foreign Policy magazine on February 20, 2024. The presentation in this article is based on interviews with Brazilian politicians and experts as well as on Brazilian and international media reports.