The Inauguration of Jair Bolsonaro: Brazil Changes Directions

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–Researched and written by Josh Anthony—

On October 28, 2018, Jair Bolsonaro, a man named “the most misogynistic, hateful elected official in the democratic world” by a 2014 article, won the Brazilian presidential election with 55% of the popular vote. Throughout his career, which began in the army during Brazil’s military dictatorship, Bolsonaro has unabashedly voiced his distaste for democracy, environmental regulation, women, black people, immigrants, the LGBTQ+ community, and leftists. The president-elect will be sworn in on New Year’s Day, but already controversies surrounding his inauguration suggest that Brazil, once a leader of Latin American cooperation, will instead pursue more nationalist policies, with the United States as a model.

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