Brazilian supporter of Haddad assassinated after voting [View all]
A Brazilian composer was stabbed to death Sunday in the northern city of Salvador de Bahia, after he participated in a public forum and debated against radical supporters of far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro.
Moa do Katendê, a 63 year-old composer and capoeira dance choreographer, was assassinated shortly after he publicly announced he would vote for the Workers Party’s leftist candidate Fernando Haddad.
The murderer, Paulo Sérgio Ferreira de Santana, 36, turned himself to the police after the crime and expressed regrets, local authorities reported.
One of the victims’ brother was also injured during the fight. The crime was heavily condemned on social media.
Bolsonaro emerged from Sunday's election with a surprisingly strong 46% - putting him within 4 points of winning in the first round outright. He will instead face off with Worker's Party nominee Fernando Haddad, who garnered 29%.
Haddad was nominated after former President Lula da Silva, the clear favorite in polls going into this year's election, was barred from running due to his being incarcerated - a sentence supporters believe was issued with the very intent of barring him.
At: https://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Brazilian-Supporter-of-Bolsonaro-Assassinated-After-Voting-20181008-0016.html
Brazilian composer and choreographer Moa do Katendê, 1954-2018.
His murder following a discussion in which he expressed opposition to fascist candidate Jair Bolsonaro has raised alarm in multicultural Brazil.
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