Right-wing Brazilian presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro stabbed while campaigning

[Judi Lynn]

6. Stabbing of a leading Brazilian candidate could reshape race

By MAURICIO SAVARESE AND SARAH DILORENZO, ASSOCIATED PRESS
RIO DE JANEIRO — Sep 7, 2018, 12:03 AM ET

The wounding of a leading Brazilian presidential candidate has the potential to reshape the election contest after dramatically exposing the deep polarization in Latin America's largest nation.

Far-right congressman Jair Bolsonaro, a former army captain who has promised to crack down on crime, has long argued that Brazil is in chaos and needs a strong hand to be steadied.

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Instead, Bolsonaro, despite being a congressman since 1991, has harnessed much of the anger and presented himself as a maverick who will clean up a corrupt system. He also promises to confront a surge in crime, in part by giving police a freer hand to shoot and kill while on duty.

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He speaks nostalgically about the country's 1964-1985 military dictatorship and has promised to fill his government with current and former military leaders. His vice presidential running mate is a retired general.

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