The Aporia · Fighting Fascist Crime Families, From Brazil to Israel to the U.S.

Activist Naomi Klein and host Mehdi discuss how fascist crime families are influencing elections in Brazil, Israel, and the U.S., aiming to avoid accountability for their criminal activities. The interview highlights connections between these families, such as Donald Trump's support for Flávio Bolsonaro in Brazil and Benjamin Netanyahu’s attempts to maintain power in Israel. They also delve into successful prosecutions of Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil and potential lessons for Democrats ahead of U.S. midterms.

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As of October 28, 2026, activist Naomi Klein and journalist Mehdi Hasan discuss the similarities between recent elections in Brazil, Israel, and upcoming midterms in the U.S., focusing on authoritarian families involved in corruption. They highlight how Flávio Bolsonaro, whose father Jair Bolsonaro is imprisoned in Brazil for plotting a coup in 2022, has received support from figures like Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu. The discussion also touches on the role of social media platforms such as Meta (formerly Facebook) in allegedly favoring far-right candidates during elections. Klein notes that these authoritarian families are mirroring each other's actions globally to evade accountability for their crimes, emphasizing the importance of prosecution efforts in Brazil where Jair Bolsonaro is currently jailed.

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What do Sunday’s elections in Brazil, today’s election in Israel, and next week’s midterms in the U.S. have in common? asserted

elections → have → U.S.

Fascist crime families that are not only bent on evading accountability for their crimes, but also keeping each other in power. asserted

that → evade → power

“What’s at stake in all of these elections for these guys is whether or not they’re gonna spend their lives in jail,” activist and author Naomi Klein says to Mehdi. asserted

Klein → ’ → Mehdi

In this latest episode of ‘Unshocked,’ Mehdi and Naomi react to the left’s surprise victory in Brazil. asserted

Mehdi → react → Brazil

They also explain what U.S. President Donald Trump’s support for the far-right candidate Flávio Bolsonaro says about his meddling in other elections, including in Israel, where top Trump ally Benjamin Netanyahu is doing everything he can to keep his grip on power. asserted

he → explain → power

Here are some of the key discussion points in the interview: Netanyahu and Trump’s embrace of Flávio Bolsonaro – whose father Jair is imprisoned in Brazil for plotting a coup in 2022 (“These are families embroiled in corruption and crime,” Mehdi says) How these authoritarian families across the world have become “mirrors of each other” Mark Zuckerberg and Meta’s alleged bias towards Bolsonaro and the far right during Brazil’s election and how Lula and the left responded How Brazil successfully pushed back against the Bolsonaro crime family (“The difference is they prosecuted [a coup attempt] and [Jair] Bolsonaro is in jail for it,” Naomi says) What Democrats in the U.S. can learn from the left’s political comeback in Brazil, ahead of next week’s midterms and 2028’s presidential election – and the need to focus on corruption! asserted

Democrats → imprison → corruption

Why today’s Israeli elections are unlikely to lead to the fresh start that much of the mainstream media in the West is framing them as. asserted

much → lead → them

Paid subscribers can watch the full interview for free, with no paywall. asserted

subscribers → watch → paywall

Free subscribers can watch a 4-minute preview. asserted

subscribers → watch → preview

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