‘I’m holding his political wake’: the trumpeter waiting to mark Bolsonaro’s judgment day
Brazil’s ex-president is expected to be convicted over failed coup – and Fabiano Leitão, who has provoked him for years, is readyWhen Jair Bolsonaro was Brazil’s far-right president, the guerrilla trumpeter Fabiano Leitão would stalk him around the capital, Brasília, to taunt him with...
<p>Brazil’s ex-president is expected to be convicted over failed coup – and Fabiano Leitão, who has provoked him for years, is ready</p><p>When Jair Bolsonaro was Brazil’s far-right president, the guerrilla trumpeter Fabiano Leitão would stalk him around the capital, Brasília, to taunt him with renditions of the anti-fascist anthem <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/sep/21/the-guardian-view-on-italys-resistance-anthem-sing-it-loud-sing-it-proud">Bella Ciao</a>.</p><p>In March, when Bolsonaro was charged with plotting a coup, Leitão changed his tune and began provoking the ex-president by serenading him with Chopin’s Funeral March. “It symbolises his political demise, which is what we want to see,” said the 46-year-old musician.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/31/im-holding-his-political-wake-trumpeter-waiting-to-mark-jair-bolsonaro-judgment-day">Continue reading...</a>
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