Brazil's Bolsonaro says he intends to use armed forces to fight violence
OCTOBER 21, 2018 / 3:00 PM / UPDATED 7 MINUTES AGO
Brazil's Bolsonaro says he intends to use armed forces to fight violence
Maria Carolina Marcello
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SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazils leading presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro said on Sunday that, if he is elected, he intends to use the armed forces for routine street patrols, describing the country as at war.
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If Congress grants permission, I would put armed forces in the streets, Bolsonaro said.
A 63-year-old, seven-term congressman who openly defends Brazils 1964-1985 military dictatorship, Bolsonaro is widely expected to win the presidency this month. Opinion polls show him leading his leftist rival Fernando Haddad by 18 percentage points just a week ahead of the Oct. 28 second-round vote.
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Bolsonaro, a polarizing candidate who has been charged with hate speech for his comments regarding gays, blacks and women, has pitched himself as the anti-establishment choice, appealing to voters fed up with political corruption and violent crime.
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