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For decades, Havaianas flip-flops have been a beloved global symbol of Brazilian culture, worn by millions of people each day. They are now ensnared in a political fight.

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[–] b161@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Some of Mr. Bolsonaro’s allies vowed to switch to flip-flops made by competitors — or even abandon the quintessential Brazilian sandals in favor of Crocs.

Lmao imagine if the fash start wearing Crocs to own the libs.

[–] Ancalagon@lemmy.world 1 points 7 minutes ago

Ah yes another test. What can we get these insane people to do next until they finally start attacking their fellow countrymen.

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 13 points 7 hours ago

Guess I'm buying myself a pair of Havaianas flip-flops.

[–] SkybreakerEngineer@lemmy.world 7 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Funny, when it comes to flip-flops I'm partial to TI's SN74LVC1G74

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)