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Far-right populist invited lawmakers to help country free itself from ideological submission in speech
Jair Bolsonaros inauguration: the day progressive Brazil has dreaded
Jair Bolsonaro has announced Brazils liberation from socialism, inverted values, the bloated state and political correctness after being sworn in as the countrys 42nd president.
His words delighted a crowd of more than 100,000 many of whom had travelled to its modernist capital for the event, convinced the far-right populist can rescue their troubled country from virulent corruption, rising violent crime and economic doldrums.
The former army captain and his wife Michelle waved to crowds from an open-topped Rolls Royce before he and his vice-president, retired army general Hamilton Mourão, were sworn in at Congress
In a brief speech to the chamber of deputies, Bolsonaro thanked God for surviving from a near-fatal knife attack during the election campaign and invited lawmakers to help Brazil free itself from corruption, criminality and economic irrresponsibility and ideological submission.
We have a unique opportunity before us to reconstruct our country and rescue the hope of our compatriots, he said. We are going to unite the people, rescue the family, respect religions and our Judeo-Christian tradition, combat genre ideology, conserving our values.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/01/jair-bolsonaro-inauguration-brazil-president
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In a second speech delivered from the presidential headquarters after receiving the presidential sash from outgoing president Temer, Bolsonaro said Brazilians could now dream of a better life.
We are going to re-establish order in this country, he said.
He and Mourão held up a Brazilian flag. It will only turn red if our blood is needed to keep it green and yellow, he said.
Another narcissistic malignant psychopath................he is also a fucking racist...................think I will stay away from Brazil.....................I don't like supporting another fascist....................that thinks...................
" He also referred to campaign promises such as freeing up gun possession. Good citizens deserve the means to defend themselves, he said. Bolsonaro said he was counting on Congress support to provide legal support for police to do their work; he has promised impunity for police who kill criminals. They deserve it and must be respected, he said.
The crowds cheered, waved flags and celebrated the hope that Brazil the perennial country of the future might find its destiny by heading back into its past."
So this asshole is just like that asshole in the Philippines............they have death squads running around................. .
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)BeckyDem
(8,361 posts)Bolsonaro is dangerous, even more so than Trump.
lunasun
(21,646 posts)The crowds cheered, waved flags and celebrated the hope that Brazil the perennial country of the future might find its destiny by heading back into its past