Jair Bolsonaro is running for the presidency in Brazil and just won a convincing victory in the first round of the elections.
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Many people in Brazil cannot bring themselves to utter the name of the rightwing extremist expected to win the first round of voting in the country’s presidential election on Sunday. On social networks, the former army officer Jair Bolsonaro is often referred to simply as “the thing”.
To understand why Bolsonaro evokes such dread, consider some of the things he has said in the last few years:
• “I had four sons, but then I had a moment of weakness, and the fifth was a girl.”
• “I’m not going to rape you, because you’re very ugly” – to a female representative in Congress.
• “I’d rather have my son die in a car accident than have him show up dating some guy.”
• “I’m pro-torture, and the people are too.”
• “They don’t do anything. I don’t think they’re even good for procreation any more” – referring to quilombolas, the black descendants of rebel African slaves.
• “You can be sure that if I get there [the presidency], there’ll be no money for NGOs. If it’s up to me, every citizen will have a gun at home. Not one centimetre will be demarcated for indigenous reserves or quilombolas.”
At least Brazil does not have an Electoral Collage so he will need to get 50%+1 to win. That said 46% in the first election is a pretty good head start.
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Trump Mk 2? Meet Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro, aka ..."The Thing"
