For reference, Brazil has the largest black population outside of Africa. Welcome to Brazil and the presidency of the highly volatile Jair Bolsonaro, whom some have referred to as, “the Trump of the Tropics”. This includes a good number of blacks and women, who vote for him and like his so-called pro-family rhetoric and initiatives, despite his caustically racist and misogynistic attitude and language. He is bolstered in office by evangelical Christian nationalists. His environmental policies have been regressive and his record on climate change is paltry. Resignations of top officials are rife in his government.
Questions of corrupt practices pervade his administration. He plays fast and loose with various democratic norms. He favoured loosening laws governing gun-ownership. He loudly supports various right-wing positions to buttress his support with conservatives and the business elite of his country. The president was initially highly dismissive of the COVID-19 pandemic. Though adept at manipulating the media, the president is not overburdened with intellectual acumen and empathy. We were built on the Judeo- Christian foundation and with guns.”Ī RIGHT-WING authoritarian president of a large industrial nation, with a large black population continuously goes on verbal rampages attacking minorities and his enemies with virulent language. “The United States of America has always had guns. It should be easier to buy a gun than vote.” Voting is not really a human right at all but a privilege that should be reserved for those who are qualified to do it properly. “GUN ownership is a more important right than voting.