In Brazil Congress, Bolsonaro's record thin; army was focus

[Judi Lynn]

Peter Prengaman, Marcelo Silva De Sousa and Beatrice Christofaro, Associated Press
 Updated 1:47 pm CDT, Monday, October 1, 2018

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — In 27 years as a congressman, leading Brazilian presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro only presented two proposals that became law — one to extend tax benefits in the information technology industry and another to make available an experimental cancer drug.

That is not to say the former army captain, best known for comments about women, gays and minorities that have garnered him fines and even formal charges, hasn't been putting forward his ideas.

The Associated Press reviewed and categorized all 642 legislative filings by Bolsonaro since he entered Congress in 1991. These included proposals for industry and another to make available an experimental cancer drug.

The portrait that emerges is one of a candidate interested in helping the military above all else while also being openly hostile toward gays, transsexuals and any attempt to loosen the nation's abortion laws. Bolsonaro's few legislative successes and apparent inability to get other lawmakers to buy into his ideas raise questions about how he would govern in a multi-party environment where building coalitions is vital.

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