Brazil's Bolsonaro signs executive order easing gun rules

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Brazil's Bolsonaro signs executive order easing gun rules
By Tara John, CNN
Updated 11:17 AM ET, Wed May 8, 2019
President Jair Bolsonaro appears to delivering on his campaign promise to loosen gun laws in Brazil.


President Jair Bolsonaro appears to delivering on his campaign promise to loosen gun laws in Brazil.

(CNN)  Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has signed an executive order relaxing gun rules in the country, making it easier to import guns and increasing the amount of ammunition a person can buy in a year.

Bolsonaro announced the signing of the decree at a Tuesday news conference, arguing "it is an individual right of the one who may want to have a firearm or seek the possession of a firearm... obviously respecting and fulfilling some requirements."

The conservative provocateur, whose rhetorical targets include women and the LGBTQ community, appears to delivering on his campaign promise to loosen gun laws.

Read more at: https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/08/americas/bolsonaro-brazil-gun-laws-intl/index.html