Here Are Some of Brazil Front-Runner Jair Bolsonaro’s Most Incendiary Statements

Oct 08 2018, 4:27 PMOct 08 2018, 5:14 PMOctober 08 2018, 4:27 PMOctober 08 2018, 5:14 PM

(Bloomberg) -- Jair Bolsonaro, a former Army captain and seven-term lawmaker with a penchant for courting controversy, has become the embodiment of Brazil’s divided society. He posted a huge victory Sunday in the first round of presidential elections, setting him up to win the decisive second round in three weeks despite the fact 44 percent of Brazilians say there’s no way they’d ever vote for him. If you’re new to Brazil politics and trying to understand why Bolsonaro’s such a polarizing figure, here’s a sampling of some of the most controversial comments he’s made in recent years:

Were there any doubt, Bolsonaro said in a radio interview Monday that, while he’s stopped using curse words, Brazilians shouldn’t expect him to become a “peace and love’’ candidate in the second round of the election.