Far-right lawmaker Jair Bolsonaro won Brazil’s presidential election on Sunday, promising to clean up politics, shrink the state and crack down on crime, in a dramatic swing away from the left in the world’s fourth-largest democracy.
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Jair Bolsonaro’s victory in Brazil’s presidential runoff on Sunday places a man nostalgic for military dictatorship, with a history of misogynist, racist and homophobic comments, at the helm of Latin America’s largest democracy. France 24
Brazilian former army captain Jair Bolsonaro clinched victory in epochal presidential elections on Sunday, ushering in the first far-right administration in Latin America’s largest country since its military dictatorship ended more than three decades ago.
“We cannot continue to flirt with socialism, with communism and with populism and with the extreme left,” Mr Bolsonaro said in a speech broadcast on social media, after which he held a televised prayer session with supporters at his home. Financial Times
Bolsonaro said US President Donald Trump – whom he has expressed admiration for – called to wish him good luck after his victory in what he called “obviously a very friendly contact”. Supporters wearing T-shirts emblazoned with Bolsonaro’s face and Brazil’s yellow and green national colours assembled outside his house in the Barra da Tijuca neighbourhood of Rio de Janeiro. Al Jazeera
The president-elect, Jair Bolsonaro, has exalted the country’s military dictatorship, advocated torture and threatened to destroy, jail or drive into exile his political opponents. He won by tapping into a deep well of resentment at the status quo in Brazil — a country whiplashed by rising crime and two years of political and economic turmoil — and by presenting himself as the alternative. “We have everything we need to become a great nation,” Mr. Bolsonaro said Sunday night shortly after the race was called in a video broadcast on his Facebook account. “Together we will change the destiny of Brazil.” New York Times
Bolsonaro’s victory caps ones of the most polarizing and violent political campaigns in Brazil’s history, amid a prolonged recession, rising crime rates and widespread corruption scandals. In a victory speech Sunday, Bolsonaro said he was a “defender of freedom” who would run a government that protected citizens who “follow their duties and respect the laws.” CNN
È confermata la svolta a destra in Brasile. Sarà Jair Bolsonaro, 63 anni, ex capitano dell’esercito, il presidente per quattro anni a partire dal prossimo 1° gennaio. Al ballottaggio ha sconfitto Fernando Haddad, candidato del Partito dei lavoratori ed erede di Lula, con oltre 10 punti percentuali di vantaggio: 55,13 contro 44,87%. «Difenderò la Costituzione, la democrazia e la libertà», le prime parole del neopresidente: «Questa non è la promessa di un partito, né la parola vana di un uomo: è un giuramento davanti a Dio». E chissà quando Bolsonaro prenderà in mano il dossier Battisti, come si è augurato il ministro dell’Interno italiano Matteo Salvini, dopo essersi complimentato col vincitore: «E dopo anni di chiacchiere, chiederò che ci rimandino in Italia il terrorista rosso Battisti». Staremo a vedere. Corriere Della Sera
Promettant de ‘changer le destin du Brésil’, le candidat d’extrême droite Jair Bolsonaro a été élu président haut la main dimanche 28 octobre, avec 55,13 % des voix, contre 44,87 % pour son adversaire de gauche Fernando Haddad. “Nous ne pouvons plus continuer à flirter avec le socialisme, le communisme, le populisme de gauche », a affirmé ce chantre de la dictature militaire (1964-1985) dans son premier discours, retransmis en direct sur Facebook. ‘Ensemble, nous allons changer le destin du Brésil’, a insisté l’ex-capitaine de l’armée de 63 ans, qui prendra les rênes du plus grand pays d’Amérique latine en janvier, grâce aux suffrages de plus de 57 millions d’électeurs. Le Monde
