Factbox - Far-right Brazilian candidate thrives on controversy
Reuters Staff
(Reuters) - Brazilian right-wing presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro has stirred controversy with comments denigrating women, gay, black and indigenous people that have landed him in court but not erased his early polling lead in the country’s October election.
FILE PHOTO: Federal deputy Jair Bolsonaro, a pre-candidate for Brazil's presidential elections, shows a sword during a rally in Curitiba, Brazil March 29, 2018. REUTERS/Rodolfo Buhrer/File photo
His pledges to crack down on crime and corruption have made the former army captain Brazil’s most popular politician after former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is serving a prison sentence for corruption.
The following are among Bolsonaro’s more controversial comments:
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Okay, I am reading his quotes, I am wary if someone would make blanket statements on some group of people. We will see.
