Dictatorship Was A 'Very Good' Period, Says Brazil's Aspiring President
July 30, 20182:51 PM ET
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By tapping into that general disenchantment, Bolsonaro has advanced from the sidelines to center stage. Some compare his rise to that of Donald Trump, whom he much admires.
Bolsonaro is now considered a serious presidential contender, despite a heavily tainted record that includes telling a congresswoman in 2003 that she did not deserve to be raped by him.
He also once stated he'd be incapable of loving a gay son.
Last year, he caused an outcry by declaring that in his view the inhabitants of Afro-Brazilian communities known as quilombos are "not even good for breeding any more."
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That's partly what got Macri elected in neighboring Argentina.
While a massive, Cambridge Analytica-aided smear campaign against his opponent might have pushed him over the top (he won narrowly), he did best among older voters for the very reasons you described.
Plus more than a little racism, since Argentina has become noticeably less "white" since the 1970s - something that angers a lot of older voters.
Macri was very good at dog-whistling at Archie Bunker voters (they've got them down there too), and even named his party after the last dictatorship (PRO - a nod to the Proceso, as that regime was known).
Well, they certainly got it: A massive debt crisis, deregulated utility rates (up 1000%+), and for seniors, cuts in pensions and health subsidies.
Macri glad-hands senior citizens during the 2015 campaign. He got 60% of their vote, and returned the favor by cutting cutting pensions and medical benefits.
