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THIS WEEK; Jay Bolsonaro is Brazil’s next President
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | It is a hard time for liberals in Brazil as Jay Bolsonaro, dubbed by some as Latin America’s Doanld Trump, won the presidential election on a campaign to radically reform Brazil’s socio-economic structure.
Bolsonaro is known for his hostility to black, gay and indigenous Brazilians and to women, as well as for his admiration of dictatorial regimes, including the one that ruled Brazil from 1964 until 1985.
However he had massive support across the country and led the polls throughout the campaign. Hordes of Bolsonaro supporters flocked the streets of Brazil where they sang Brazil’s national anthem and set off fireworks.
The 63 year old paratrooper secured 55.1% of the vote while his leftist rival Fernando Haddad, got 44.8% of votes. Bolsonaro has promised to extinguish communism from Brazil.
