The far-right politician cast himself as a “defender of freedom” and promised to unite a divided population after easily beating Fernando Haddad of the leftist Workers’ Party in a second-round runoff yesterday.
Bolsonaro — a populist who’s been compared to President Donald Trump for his incendiary and divisive rhetoric — has prompted human rights groups to warn about a potential crackdown on civil liberties in the world’s fourth-largest democracy.
Meanwhile, environmentalists said he’d bring “untold destruction” to the Amazon. Images from Brazil showed Bolsonaro supporters celebrating in the streets.
