thejazz97 Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Sao Paulo, Brazil (CNN)Far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro was declared the winner of Brazil's presidential election on Sunday, according to the Supreme Electoral Tribunal. Bolsonaro was declared the winner after 94% of the votes were counted. Bolsonaro's victory against Fernando Haddad, a leftist ex-Sao Paulo mayor, caps one of the most polarizing and violent political campaigns in Brazil's history. The electoral tribunal released early results showing Bolsonaro leading with 55.54% of votes to Haddad's 44.46%, a difference larger than the amount of votes left to be counted. Prolonged recession, rising insecurity and a massive corruption scandal that rocked political and financial institutions were among the many issues voters considered by voters. 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. In his victory speech Sunday, Bolsonaro called himself "a defender of freedom" and added, "I will lead a government that upholds and protects the rights of the citizens who follow their duties and respect the laws. The laws are for everyone, this is how it will be during our constitutional and democratic government." Brazil's far-right Bolsonaro wins first round of presidential election "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." Politically motivated violence That hostility has carried over into the streets. Dozens of politically motivated acts of violence have been registered by voters, journalist and politicians. Bolsonaro, 63, was stabbed in the stomach last month during a rally in the city of Juiz de Fora, in Minas Gerais state. The incident took him off the campaign trail for weeks as he recovered. But it strengthened his position among Brazilians looking for a change. Brazilian presidential front-runner Jair Bolsonaro recovering after stabbing Others fear the election could lead to more discrimination and hate crimes. Bolsonaro's increased visibility prompted a social media backlash known as #elenao, or #nothim, which gained support throughout the country and internationally. During his Brazil tour, Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters exhibited the slogan on stage in neon lights and chanted "ele nao" with the crowd. Protesters have also taken the chant to the streets during a recent "Women Against Bolsonaro march" in Sao Paulo. "Bolsonaro has opened a Pandora box," protest organizer Luka Franca said. "He's given a voice to an ultra right population who want to voice their prejudice and annihilate anyone who is different." Ugly rhetoric Bolsonaro, who has been compared to US President Donald Trump and Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, has stirred controversy by making misogynistic, racist and homophobic remarks. He once told a congresswoman that she did not deserve to be raped because she was "very ugly," Brazil's TV Globo reported. He also said publicly he'd prefer to see his son "die in an accident" than a member of his family be homosexual. "This negative discourse he's spreading is killing people," Felipe Lago, a 29-year-old fashion producer told CNN. "If he wins, who knows what will happen to us?" A banner promoting Workers' Party presidential candidate Fernando Haddad during a rally in Brasilia. Lago created an Instagram account called "elenaovaoinosmatar," or "he won't kill us" in English, shortly after being verbally assaulted and threatened by a group of Bolsonaro supporters for being gay. "Although I was scared, I decided to post what happened to me on Facebook," Lago said. "I got a lot of responses from friends and others saying the same thing happened to them." His Instagram account has more than 100,000 followers and includes videos of others who say they experienced similar assaults. In their final days on the campaign trail, both Bolsonaro and Haddad asked their supporters not to engage in violence. 'Fake news' scandal Laura Chinchilla, the head of the Organization of American States mission of observers for the Sunday election, said she worries about a fake news "phenomenon" seen throughout the campaign. "The phenomenon we see in Brazil may be the first of its kind, essentially because it's different from other electoral campaigns in other countries," Chinchilla told local media Thursday in Sao Paulo. Whatsapp shut down a number of accounts following an investigation by Brazilian daily Folha de Sao Paulo that found companies were buying mass text messaging packages to blast users with negative campaign ads on their phones. Most of the campaigns targeted Haddad's Workers' Party, Folha de Sao Paulo reported. The tactic is considered illegal campaign financing, according to the Folha de Sao Paulo investigation. Facebook also shut down several groups and user accounts in Brazil this week after identifying them as "fake accounts," according to a statement by the social media company. "Authenticity is a core value at Facebook. It's why we ask that people use their real name and why we prohibit fake accounts and other tactics bad actors use to misrepresent their identity," the statement said. "Today, as part of our ongoing efforts to protect our community from this type of abuse, Facebook removed 68 Pages and 43 accounts associated with a Brazilian marketing group, Raposo Fernandes Associados (RFA), for violating our misrepresentation and spam policies." The RFA group had created several pro-Bolsonaro pages and groups, including fake media organizations, magazines, political groups and television stations. Bolsonaro's supporters believe the Whatsapp and Facebook scandals were created by Haddad's Workers' Party (PT) as a distraction because they are trailing in the polls. They have also accused Folha de Sao Paulo of being biased and issued threats against journalists involved in the investigation. "There is no proof whatsoever," Fabio Silveira, an engineer, said during a recent pro-Bolsonaro event. "This is one of the PT's strategies. They've reached a point where they realize they can't win and are now trying to destroy the image of the opposition candidate with false stories." A supporter of Jair Bolsonaro takes part in a rally Sunday in Rio de Janeiro. Keeping out the Workers' Party For some Brazilians, like teacher Alexandre Vastella, voting for Bolsonaro was more about keeping the Workers' Party (PT) out of office. "I want Bolsonaro to be President, not because he's the ideal person, but because we can't risk letting the PT back in power," Vastella told CNN. "Sure, all of the major parties are corrupt but the PT created an infrastructure of corruption." The Workers' Party governed Brazil for more than 13 years under President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, from 2003 to 2011, and his successor Dilma Rousseff, from 2011 to 2016. Lula, as he is popularly known, left office with a 83% approval rating, after his policies helped lift millions of Brazilians out of poverty. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Fast Facts Many politicians, including Lula, were caught in a wide-ranging, 4-year anti-graft probe known as "Operation Car Wash." He was arrested in April and given a 12-year sentence for corruption and money laundering. Despite the arrest, Lula was running for a third term and leading in the polls until he was barred from running by the country's top electoral court in September. His running mate, Haddad, replaced him on the ballot and became his party's default candidate. Compulsory voting Voting is compulsory in Brazil, which means everyone must submit a ballot on Election Day. Some undecided voters, like Sao Paulo resident Mauricio Soares, had chosen to vote null or blank. "The decision of voting null came after a lot of thought and I am firm in my decision," Soares told CNN. "I am not neutral. I am positioning myself against both candidates." Teixeira, the professor, said the winner must bridge the divide caused by the campaign. "If the next president only governs for his supporters, the divisiveness we're living will remain. If he chooses to govern for the whole country, there is a greater chance these conflicts will be minimized or disappear," Teixeira said. https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/28/americas/brazil-election/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejazz97 Posted October 29, 2018 Author Share Posted October 29, 2018 For those of you who think he's Trump, he's not. He's worse. Quotes: Spoiler Some things he has said: "I am in favor of torture you know that. [...] This country will only change with civil war, killing thousands. If some innocents die, that's OK, it happens" . "Let's fusillade petralhas (slang for the opposing political party)". He also praised Coronel Brilhante Ustra as true patriot in Brazilian Congress. Ustra was a torturer known for electrocuting, raping and beating women and then bringing their children to see them while covered in blood and vomit. There are also reports of inserting live rats into women's vaginas. "Minorities have to bow down to the majority [...] Minorities [should] adequate themselves or simply disappear". "Being gay is result of lack of beating" "Women shouldn't have the same salary because they get pregnant", Telling a congresswoman she "doesn't deserve to be raped by him" "My son wouldn't date a black woman, he was well educated". "Pinochet did what had to be done" https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/9s7ar7/jair_bolsonaro_elected_president_of_brazil/e8mmr2c/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuckin_futz Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 I expect nothing less from Brazilian politics. If nothing else they certainly are entertaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honeydew Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Seems like they enjoy playing circus politics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBH1926 Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Another clown elected to the office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 From the country that gave us the annual Miss Bum Bum contest. Why couldn't they just give us more of that, the world has enough Trump already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 22 minutes ago, thejazz97 said: For those of you who think he's Trump, he's not. He's worse. Quotes: Hide contents Some things he has said: "I am in favor of torture you know that. [...] This country will only change with civil war, killing thousands. If some innocents die, that's OK, it happens" . "Let's fusillade petralhas (slang for the opposing political party)". He also praised Coronel Brilhante Ustra as true patriot in Brazilian Congress. Ustra was a torturer known for electrocuting, raping and beating women and then bringing their children to see them while covered in blood and vomit. There are also reports of inserting live rats into women's vaginas. "Minorities have to bow down to the majority [...] Minorities [should] adequate themselves or simply disappear". "Being gay is result of lack of beating" "Women shouldn't have the same salary because they get pregnant", Telling a congresswoman she "doesn't deserve to be raped by him" "My son wouldn't date a black woman, he was well educated". "Pinochet did what had to be done" https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/9s7ar7/jair_bolsonaro_elected_president_of_brazil/e8mmr2c/ Wow... just wow.... Who knew someone could top Trump. Those are absolutely awful statements he's made... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Wow. @aeromotacanucks probably has some insight here. I'm sure Trump will get along great with this piece of garbage; they have so much in common. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhippy Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 Openly stating he'd strip land from indigenous people and give it to developers, opening up essentially the entire rainforest for farming, mining and deforestation I honestly didn't think Trump could be topped but this guy is an absolute lunatic by his comments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckylager Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 1 hour ago, CBH1926 said: Another clown elected to the office. I've always been coulrophobic... Now it's all starting to make sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBH1926 Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 1 hour ago, luckylager said: I've always been coulrophobic... Now it's all starting to make sense. I agree, ever since I have seen the original It movie back in 1990, I haven’t been the same. Not to mention that John Gacy used to dress as a clown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 5 hours ago, thejazz97 said: For those of you who think he's Trump, he's not. He's worse. Quotes: Hide contents Some things he has said: "I am in favor of torture you know that. [...] This country will only change with civil war, killing thousands. If some innocents die, that's OK, it happens" . "Let's fusillade petralhas (slang for the opposing political party)". He also praised Coronel Brilhante Ustra as true patriot in Brazilian Congress. Ustra was a torturer known for electrocuting, raping and beating women and then bringing their children to see them while covered in blood and vomit. There are also reports of inserting live rats into women's vaginas. "Minorities have to bow down to the majority [...] Minorities [should] adequate themselves or simply disappear". "Being gay is result of lack of beating" "Women shouldn't have the same salary because they get pregnant", Telling a congresswoman she "doesn't deserve to be raped by him" "My son wouldn't date a black woman, he was well educated". "Pinochet did what had to be done" https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/9s7ar7/jair_bolsonaro_elected_president_of_brazil/e8mmr2c/ Wow, he makes Trump look sane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rounoush Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 You're right. He's not Trump. He's better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baer. Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 When socialism and facsism are your only two choices... What would you choose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucklehead Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 30 minutes ago, Baer. said: When socialism and facsism are your only two choices... What would you choose? oh I know, socialism so evil, so glad we don't have any here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewbieCanuckFan Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 13 hours ago, CBH1926 said: Another clown elected to the office. I'm reminded of an old James Bond bad guy quote....(Dr. No): ...and I'm paraphrasing... East.....West.....just points on a compass (or in this case, far right or far left)....one as stupid as the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 4 minutes ago, NewbieCanuckFan said: I'm reminded of an old James Bond bad guy quote....(Dr. No): ...and I'm paraphrasing... East.....West.....just points on a compass (or in this case, far right or far left)....one as stupid as the other. ...or.....North...South....as it is in this case. It actually reminds me of a Trump gaffe last week. When talking about supposed "Middle Easterners" embedded in the Honduran caravan, he said they've been found (paraphrasing) "In Mexico, in Central America, in South America...and further South..." Sooooo........Antarctica? I'm betting those "Middle Easterners" are noticing the temperature difference between the Antarctic and Arabian deserts..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 5 hours ago, Baer. said: When socialism and facsism are your only two choices... What would you choose? A small island far, far away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 5 hours ago, Baer. said: When socialism and facsism are your only two choices... What would you choose? do you really need to ask that question? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baer. Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 44 minutes ago, Jimmy McGill said: do you really need to ask that question? Not to you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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