BRAZIL
Turning a Hard Right
Spain’s conservative People’s Party selected the more right-wing Pablo Casado to replace Mariano Rajoy as party leader and other countries, such as Brazil, are also taking up the trend of turning a hard right.
Jair Bolsonaro, a controversial far-right politician, has formally declared his candidacy in Brazil’s presidential election in October, the BBC reported. He’s already polling in second place behind ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva – who is currently serving a prison sentence on a corruption conviction that’s all-but-certain to prevent him from running.
Bolsonaro is running on behalf of the lightweight Social Liberal Party (PSL), which means he’ll only get a maximum of 10 seconds of airtime for his TV campaign ads. However, despite or because of his racist and homophobic remarks, he has millions of followers on social media.
Dubbed “the Brazilian Trump,” he’s viewed by some supporters as a tough leader who’ll crack down on the country’s endemic crime, while millions of evangelical Christians appreciate his uncompromising anti-abortion stand.
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