So, today in Brazil we had our second round of presidential elections and far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro was (you need an account to see links) with over (you need an account to see links), being that 55% of the valid votes, against his opponent Fernando Haddad, with 45%, 44 million votes. Total number of votes were 115.930.967, with 104.836.364 valid (non "white" or void votes). 31.370.649 people did not show up to vote. Now, for someone not in Brazlil, these numbers may seem a little high, but voting in (you need an account to see links), for anyone aged 18-70, and optinal for those 16 and older, but younger than 18, older than 70 and illiterate.
Now, this was a very... unusual election period in Brazil. It spans the entire year, basically, but the campaign went into effect truly in August 15th. Before then, candiates may do a "pre-campaign", and former brazilian president Luis In�cio Lula da Silva (Lula, for short) was the front runner. Until he was (you need an account to see links) on corruption charges, that is.
During this election year we had (you need an account to see links) for our first round. The two most voted ones went to the second round of elections, and as I said before, those were Bolsonaro and Haddad. Other than the arrest of Lula before the official start of the campaign, Bolsonaro was (you need an account to see links) while on a rally, having (you need an account to see links) from there on.
Bolsonaro has a very mediocre resum� under his name. He is a former captain of the Brazilian Army, he was discharged in a very hush-hush trial for (you need an account to see links) in the '80s (right after the military dictatorship Brazil had from '64 - '85, what explains why he wasn't arrested), because he wanted a raise. Now, for his troublesome statements:
. He said that he (you need an account to see links), said that (you need an account to see links)
. He has (you need an account to see links), Brazil's wildlife protection agency, and things like deforestation, because, you know, we have big ass forests everywhere.
. He stated that he would (you need an account to see links)
In a more moral kind of way, he proved he has none, as I quote:
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. He also (you need an account to see links). Ustra was a torturer known for electrocuting, raping and beating women and then bringing their children to see them while covered in blood and vomit. There are also reports of inserting live rats into women's vaginas.
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. When asked what he would do if his son were to date a black woman, he asnwered: "(you need an account to see links)". However, (you need an account to see links) he states that he was edited into saying that, he was, according to him, asnwering a question about what he would do if he son was gay.
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That about covers it. (you need an account to see links) he sounded like a nice guy for saying "they have to get get fucked and that's it", and (you need an account to see links) that Trump called him to congratulate him for the victory. Even though Bolsonaro keeps saying that he is a patriot, he seems very eager to spread his cheeks to Trump already.
Let's not forget that his "(you need an account to see links)" (idk is this is the right term, it's basically all the proposals the candidate has for his govenrment) looks and reads like a bad Power Point presentation. While (you need an account to see links)s looked and read like a college essay (I mean, the guy was Minister of education and was, also, a college professor in, wait for it, political science!).
Let's just say this: Brazil is FUCKED, and the Amazon too!