calmar 22,808 Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 With 55.4% of the votes against the 2nd-place Fernando Haddad of the Worker's Party in the 2nd round of presidential voting, far-right and nationalist candidate Jair Bolsonaro has become president-elect of Brazil. Bolsonaro is well-known for espousing terrible views, some of which will now be poised to become national policy in Brazil, including: - Praising of the military dictatorship in Brazil (1964-1985), saying that "the error of the dictatorship was that it tortured, but it did not kill." - In 1998, Bolsonaro praised the Pinochet dictatorship in Chile, saying that it "should have killed more people." - When casting his vote in favor of the impeachment of former Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff, he claimed he was doing so in the memory of Brilhante Ustra, a notorious torturer in the Brazilian dictatorship. - In the 1990s, Bolsonaro said he would shut down the national congress should he be elected president. - Has praised Donald Trump and his foreign policy. - Has claimed there is "no such thing as a secular state," and "the minority will have to change, if they can" to Christianity, showing religious intolerance and a violation of the principle of separating church and state in modern societies. - Has claimed that indigenous Brazilians do not have any right to their traditional lands. - Has claimed women do not deserve an equal salary as a man for the same job, because they can become pregnant. - Has said that the federal law mandating maternity leave harms work productivity. - Told a congresswoman that she was "not worth raping; she's very ugly." He eventually only had to pay a fine for saying this. - Has openly said he would be incapable of loving a gay son, and would prefer, should he have one, that he "die in an accident." He has also claimed that if a gay couple moved next door to him it would "lower the market value of his house." - In 2011, publicly linked homosexuality with pedophilia, and claimed his family had no risk of producing a gay child, nor do they date darker-skinned women, because they had a good education. - In 2002, claimed he would physically assault gay people he saw them expressing affection in the street. - To openly gay actress Ellen Page, in response to being asked if she should have been beaten as a child for being gay (something he also said), he replied, "You are very nice. If I were a cadet in the military academy and saw you on the street, I would whistle at you. All right? You are very pretty." Bolsonaro added, "Over time, due to liberal habits, drugs, with women also working, the number of homosexuals has really increased." - In 2008, appeared to advocate for the sterilization of the poor, because they were too uneducated to understand family planning. - Had hired his wife as his secretary while in congress and faced charges of nepotism after her salary more than tripled. - Is pro-gun, advocating that citizens have the right to self-defense and should be able to own firearms, especially in rural areas. I'm sure other people can chime in with the other horrible things he's said and done. #elenão Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
River 128,625 Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Trump ,Netanyahu, Salvini and La Pen found a new friend for their fascistic activities So sploosh your juice all over me you Riverboy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FATCAT 60,938 Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Rock In Rio CANCELLED. This kitten over here (meow) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantera 743 Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 People, this man is worse than Trump. He’s not even close. I heard he’s even worse than Duarte the president of the Philippines. This is a far-right lunatic who shouldn’t be a leader anywhere. But 55% of the people voted for him. They now have to deal with the consequences. I feel bad for those 44% who voted for the other candidate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akiki 3,900 Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Well... Brazil is still a democracy and people voted for him... He seems a terrible choice, but to Be honest, in the days of "fake news" we don't now anything anymore Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantera 743 Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 1 minute ago, Akiki said: in the days of "fake news" we don't now anything anymore ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryusei 61,502 Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 ok but... why did people vote for him? Is brazil more "right" than I thought or??? someone educate me cause I don't know sh*t about this. Musery Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snejana 1,024 Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 17 minutes ago, River said: Trump ,Netanyahu, Salvini and La Pen found a new friend for their fascistic activities even le pen was appalled by bolsonaro's abhorrent statements Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket Number 9 1,717 Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 4 minutes ago, Akiki said: Well... Brazil is still a democracy and people voted for him... He seems a terrible choice, but to Be honest, in the days of "fake news" we don't now anything anymore Oh my sweet summer child... Almost everything about his campaign was done using fake news He went on national television to warn the population about a "gay kit" the government would use in schools in order to teach "gender ideology" to them (in other words, he was fearful that the kit would turn kids gay) Turns out, the "gay kit" was an anti-homophobia kit made by the government for pre-teens to understand more about sexuality and tolerance. Even more, the materials he showed on TV were NEVER part of the kit. The Brazilian Supreme Court even ordered all midia networks to delete this video of him, as it was being used as an insult to the other candidate, Haddad. Bolsonaro is not on the right side of the history. Trust me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
calmar 22,808 Posted October 29, 2018 Author Share Posted October 29, 2018 1 minute ago, Ryusei said: ok but... why did people vote for him? Is brazil more "right" than I thought or??? someone educate me cause I don't know sh*t about this. It might be something similar to what happened in the states, with a backlash against the left. In Brazil, the past few presidents (the past four have been 'liberal') have been corrupt or have been kicked out of office. It's been a nightmare all on its own, but this? This will redefine nightmare. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
River 128,625 Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Just now, Snejana said: even le pen was appalled by bolsonaro's abhorrent statements I mean if we give them a mark he's 10 she's 9 same same but a bit different but still same.. She said horrible things too.. So sploosh your juice all over me you Riverboy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantera 743 Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 2 minutes ago, calmar said: It might be something similar to what happened in the states, with a backlash against the left. In Brazil, the past few presidents (the past four have been 'liberal') have been corrupt or have been kicked out of office. It's been a nightmare all on its own, but this? This will redefine nightmare. Were the past presidents actually progressive or neoliberals? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starbucks 4,204 Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 A new level of 'Brazil I'm Devastated' Your everyday cups of kindness Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket Number 9 1,717 Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 7 minutes ago, Ryusei said: ok but... why did people vote for him? Is brazil more "right" than I thought or??? someone educate me cause I don't know sh*t about this. The brazilian Worker's Party has been suffering for a long time with low popularity and high rejection. Since ex-president Dilma's impeachment, it got even worse. Basically, there's two sides of Brazil: the ones who are with the Worker's Party and the ones who aren't. The hate for the WP got so big that radical speechs such as the one from Bolsonaro wasn't relevant enough to stop his election. People don't care if Bolsonaro is homophobic, racist sexist, or doesn't know anything about economy. As long as the president is not from the WP, they're fine with it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OBEY 57,109 Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 5 minutes ago, Ryusei said: ok but... why did people vote for him? Is brazil more "right" than I thought or??? someone educate me cause I don't know sh*t about this. bc the right is rising everywhere following Trump’s election. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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