Nomination comes as Bolsonaro continues to launch attacks on the reliability of the nation’s electronic voting system, casting doubt on whether he would accept defeat
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro kicked off his candidacy for re-election at a party event in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday with a speech focused on God, guns and family, as the right-wing leader attempts to claw back the commanding lead established by his main rival, former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
“The army is on our side,” he told cheering supporters. “It’s an army that doesn’t accept corruption, doesn’t accept fraud. This is an army that wants transparency.” For Bolsonaro fans here, however, waving Brazilian flags and bedecked in the national soccer jersey, the possibility of a Lula comeback is unconscionable.
“I hope there isn’t one, but I fear that there could be,” she said. “Lula needs to go back to jail. He is vermin.”
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