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What has been the impact worldwide?

Photo: Andressa Anholete
Photo: Andressa Anholete (Getty Images)

As mentioned, the Jan. 6 committee hearings have not touched on what foreign governments gained from all this talk about the election being stolen. This will be detailed in the report, but we already know the likes of Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro who has explicitly used Jan. 6-esque rhetoric to get his supporters fired up about losing his most recent election.

Bolsonaro supporters have reportedly attacked police in the streets, but there’s fear the situation could get even more violent and complicated as the date for the transfer of power draws near.