Far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro has won the presidency of Brazil according to the O Globo newspaper:
90% of the votes counted:
Bolsonaro: 55.7%
Haddad: 44.3%It's done.
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) October 28, 2018
JUST IN: Jair Bolsonaro has won the Brazil presidential elections, reports O Globo pic.twitter.com/tVWddRSboa
— TicToc by Bloomberg (@tictoc) October 28, 2018
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) October 28, 2018
And the “burn it down” caucus hits Brazil:
When a ruling class fucks over enough of the population for a long enough period of time, they're going to burn it down – out of desperation & anger – one way or the other. At some point, democracies are going to need to grapple with that or there will be Bolsonaros everywhere.
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) October 28, 2018
I have called Bolsonaro a "would-be dictator" and said as a candidate, he is more extreme than Rodrigo Duterte. But the shape of his Presidency is far from determined. It will depend on how much Brazil's institutions, and Brazil's citizens, push back against his worst impulses.
— Vincent Bevins (@Vinncent) October 28, 2018
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The celebration begins:
Crowd outside of Bolsonaro’s house has just heard about first exit poll: Bolsonaro 54% Haddad 46%. pic.twitter.com/h5tBu9xJn0
— Diane Jeantet (@dianejeantet) October 28, 2018
NOW: Bolsonaro's supporters celebrate the first results on the presidential elections putting the candidate in the lead with 56% of votes. #Eleicoes2018 #Brasil #Brazil @Renascenca pic.twitter.com/UmDsazMCgX
— Mia Alberti (@mialberti) October 28, 2018
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