Brazil divided on far-right presidential candidate


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Sao Paulo: Thousands of people have flocked to one of the main avenues in Brazil’s biggest city in support of Jair Bolsonaro, the far-right presidential front-runner in next week’s election.


Supporters of Brazilian presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro, rally along Paulista Avenue in Sao Paulo on Sunday.

Supporters of Brazilian presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro, rally along Paulista Avenue in Sao Paulo on Sunday.


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Waving Brazilian flags, the crowd in Sao Paulo cheered loudly as leaders of his Social Liberal Party promised them victory in the October vote.


It came a day after thousands crowded the streets in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro to protest against Bolsonaro’s candidacy. He was released from hospital on Sunday, after being stabbed at a campaign rally last month.


People protest against leading presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro, at Cinelandia Square in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday.

People protest against leading presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro, at Cinelandia Square in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday.


Photo: AP

Bolsonaro has long been known for offensive comments about gays, women and black people, and he hasn’t tempered his rhetoric during the campaign. He has also kept up his praise of Brazil’s two-decade military dictatorship and promised to give police permission to shoot first and ask questions later.


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