Lefties cheers for Lulas Brazil victory should leave US citizens very worried

The left’s celebration of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva’s reelection victory is more reason to worry about Democrats sweeping next week’s US midterms.Literally minutes after Lula was declared the winner, partisan Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered the loser, conservative Sen.Flavio Bolsonaro, to surrender his passport and remain in the country, pending an investigation.Bolsonaro was lucky to escape to the United States, which granted him a visa.Yes, it’s possible the senator (not yet charged with anything) is guilty of some crimes.But the prepared-in-advance order by a notoriously pro-Lula judge (and himself immersed in a corruption scandal), reportedly without even consulting Brazil’s prosecutor general, is hardly a sign of a healthy democracy.Add to that Lula’s own past convictions for corruption charges, later tossed on technicalities.And the fact that the election results themselves are suspect.Lefty journalist Glenn Greenwald, reporting from Brazil, notes that Bolsonaro isn’t the only one to have gotten out of Dodge “to escape the tyrannical persecution of Alexandre de Moraes and the pro-Lula wing of the Supreme Court.”Greenwald cites “dozens of Brazilian exiles who have done the same: dissident journalists, activists, bloggers, and politicians who all fled to avoid certain prison for political opposition.”One wag claimed that, when it comes to lawfare, Lula is “[Sen.] Elissa Slotkin cubed.”And America’s socialist left cheered his win with gusto.“Congratulations to Lula on his extraordinary reelection victory,” gushed Sen.

Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.).“The people united will never be defeated! Congratulations, President Lula,” cheered Mayor Zohran Mamdani on X. Yet Lula’s continued rule looks like bad news for Brazil: The economy has flagged on his watch, with inflation outpacing wage increases and GDP growth sluggish, and the nation’s stock market plunged in the wake of his surprise victory.Plus, of c...