Brazillians Cast Ballots As Right- Wing Candidate Leads In Polls [View all]
Source: CNN
By Flora Charner and Marcia Reverdosa, CNN, 4 hrs. ago.
Brazilians on Sunday will elect the country's next president amid one of the most polarizing and violent political campaigns in its history. As polls opened Sunday morning,the country of 200 million people continues to suffer from a prolonged recession, rising insecurity, and a massive corruption scandal that rocked political and financial institutions.
Far-right congressman Jair Bolsonaro is leading the polls ahead of Fernando Haddad, a leftist ex-Sao Paulo mayor. A recent Datafolha poll showed 56% of voters are likely to vote for Bolsonaro, with 44% supporting Haddad.
Bolsonaro won the first round of the elections this month amid a field of 13 candidates. But he fell short of the 50% needed to win outright and avoid a runoff against Haddad, from the Workers' Party.
"This has been an unprecedented election," said Marco Antonio Teixeira, a political science professor at the Getulio Vargas Foundation. "The rhetoric used by both candidates throughout the campaign has been extremely aggressive." That hostility has carried over into the streets. Dozens of politically motivated acts of violence have been registered by voters, journalist and politicians. - More...
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Presidential candidates Jair Bolsonaro (L), Fernando Haddad (R). Last month Bolsonaro, age 63 was stabbed in the stomach at a political rally. He recovered from the incident which strengthened his place among some Brazilians, and drove many others to visibly protest against him in recent weeks.
Eduardo Bolsonaro with Steve Bannon, far right political figure who endorsed Jair Bolsonaro, 'Tropical Trump' 2 days ago.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduardo_Bolsonaro
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