[esharte]

Did you miss the whole part where these "policial opponents" attempted a coup against the democratically elected president?

[matheusmoreira]

There was no coup. There was a protest. The protesters wanted the military to enact a coup. And the military did not attempt a coup. You simply cannot claim that elderly people with bibles and flags amounts to a coup or even an attempt at one.

This was discussed at length only two days ago. If you disagree with this, just refer to this comment thread:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41387024

My account is rate limited to ~5 posts/hour so I don't plan on recreating that thread here.

[a_victorp]

Asking for a coup IS an attempted coup

[tourmalinetaco]

Everyone has a right to speech, even those you disagree with politically.

[jazzyjackson]

I guess the assertion above is that they were not banned for mere speech?

[EricDeb]

but not in India or Turkey apparently