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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBrazil elects a far-right authoritarian a**hole
(HuffPost) The rise of right-wing movements and parties across the globe took a giant and dangerous leap forward Sunday when far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro won Brazils presidential election.
Bolsonaro, a federal congressman for Rio de Janeiro who formerly served as an Army officer, has praised the military dictatorship that ruled Brazil from 1964 to 1985 and has expressed a fondness for authoritarians past and present. He defeated former São Paulo Mayor Fernando Haddad of the left-wing Workers Party to win the runoff phase of the election. ......(more)
https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5bd5f572e4b0a8f17ef8e170
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Brazil elects a far-right authoritarian a**hole (Original Post)
marmar
Oct 2018
OP
Yup, scary shit... hopefully, we'll nominate an aggressive progressive candidate in 2020
InAbLuEsTaTe
Oct 2018
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Doreen
(11,686 posts)1. Well, look at it this way,
Trump has a new friend.
AJT
(5,240 posts)2. I'm afraid the world is going insane. This is happening worldwide.
InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,121 posts)4. Yup, scary shit... hopefully, we'll nominate an aggressive progressive candidate in 2020
who reflects the majority views of folks on main street, so as to overcome the radical right-wing extremism in our own country, as well as worldwide.
Takket
(21,528 posts)3. i can't explain what is going on..................
other than guessing putin is influencing everyone there too
UTUSN
(70,645 posts)5. Well, the rest of the world wants to follow USA