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[-] tunetardis@piefed.ca 17 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Wow that didn't take long.

I'm not super on top of Brazilian politics. How did this go down? Was it something like:

FB: The election was rigged! I demand a court hearing!

LdS: Oh, you'll get your court date all right.

FB: 😳 Ok…uh…I'll be on the next plane up there…

[-] umbrella@lemmy.ml 22 points 6 days ago

pretty much. he was already being investigated for his crimes, and there was talk he went to be a senator precisely for the parliamentary immunity.

[-] Crankenstein@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

Parliamentary immunity is such a bullshit concept in the same vein as "qualified immunity" for the pigs.

[-] Malica@lemmy.zip 14 points 6 days ago

They ordered him to surrender his passports, he refused to comply and left the country instead.

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