Brazil's Bolsonaro says he intends to use armed forces to fight violence
OCTOBER 21, 2018 / 3:00 PM / UPDATED 7 MINUTES AGO
Brazil's Bolsonaro says he intends to use armed forces to fight violence
Maria Carolina Marcello
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SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil’s leading presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro said on Sunday that, if he is elected, he intends to use the armed forces for routine street patrols, describing the country as “at war.”
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“If Congress grants permission, I would put armed forces in the streets,” Bolsonaro said.
A 63-year-old, seven-term congressman who openly defends Brazil’s 1964-1985 military dictatorship, Bolsonaro is widely expected to win the presidency this month. Opinion polls show him leading his leftist rival Fernando Haddad by 18 percentage points just a week ahead of the Oct. 28 second-round vote.
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Bolsonaro, a polarizing candidate who has been charged with hate speech for his comments regarding gays, blacks and women, has pitched himself as the anti-establishment choice, appealing to voters fed up with political corruption and violent crime.
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