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Far-right, pro-Israel Bolsonaro wins Brazil elections

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Published: 30 October 2018

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Critics and Jewish community concerned that emphatic victory by former army captain will erode democratic institutions and push politics to the right

Far-right, pro-Israel Bolsonaro wins Brazilian presidency (Times of Israel)
Far-right congressman Jair Bolsonaro has won Brazil’s elections, taking an unassailable lead Sunday in the race for the South American nation’s presidency, as voters apparently looked past warnings that the brash former army captain would erode democracy and embraced a chance for radical change after years of turmoil.

Brazil – and its Jewish community – battle for the soul of Latin America’s biggest democracy (Haaretz)
With right-wing leader Jair Bolsonaro poised to be elected president on Sunday, Brazilians and Jews tell Haaretz what they think of the man whom the left fears will usher in fascism

Photo: Supporters of presidential front-runner Jair Bolsonaro sing the national anthem on October 28 (AP/Silvia Izquierdo)
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