Jair Bolsonaro: Far-right candidate wins Brazil poll

[Judi Lynn]

32. Brazil elects far-right president, worrying rights groups

By SARAH DiLORENZO, PETER PRENGAMAN and MAURICIO SAVARESE
an hour ago

SAO PAULO (AP) — In some of his first words to the nation as president-elect, far-right politician Jair Bolsonaro promised to defend the constitution and unite a bitterly divided populace.

His left-wing rival immediately vowed to mount a vigorous opposition, while rights groups warned against a rollback of civil liberties.

That juxtaposition underscored the reality that the end of the election was not the end of acrimony and that myriad challenges lay ahead for Latin America’s largest nation.

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Bolsonaro spent much of the campaign exploiting divisions, taking to Twitter to lambaste the rival Workers’ Party as unethical and dangerous. In recent weeks, Brazilians were bombarded with WhatsApp messages that condemned Workers’ Party candidate Fernando Haddad, often making outrageous claims.

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A Bolsonaro supporter poses for a photo with an oversized, fake rifle as she celebrates his election victory. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

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