[HN Gopher] Brazil's Bolsonaro detained for trying to break ankl...
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Brazil's Bolsonaro detained for trying to break ankle bracelet and
flee
Author : CXSHNGCB
Score : 8 points
Date : 2025-11-22 20:33 UTC (2 hours ago)
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| Waterluvian wrote:
| This got me thinking about how it's not uncommon for Russia to
| collect failed dictators and give them shelter. And it would be
| absolutely on-brand for this new era for the U.S. to start doing
| the same.
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| I have a sense that dictators are weakened when the world
| observes other dictators facing consequences, which may be all it
| takes to want to shelter them.
| sandspar wrote:
| Breaking an ankle bracelet and fleeing an international manhunt
| is a risky endeavour! Although I suppose world leaders tend to be
| risk takers. "I deserve the top job, and I'm going to scratch and
| claw my way to get it" isn't exactly a well-balanced thought.
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