Sarah Jones: Bolsonaro has never conceded defeat in the election. He suggested for months that it would be rigged, and he went to Florida on inauguration day instead of passing the presidential sash to Lula as tradition holds. It became increasingly clear that this coup wasn't going to happen; one security expert thought it highly unlikely that police were unaware of these plans to invade government buildings. So it was really clear that something was going to happen.
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