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| Brazil far-right politician enters presidential race | Brazil far-right politician enters presidential race |
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| A controversial far-right politician, Jair Bolsonaro, has formally declared that he is running in Brazil's presidential election in October. | A controversial far-right politician, Jair Bolsonaro, has formally declared that he is running in Brazil's presidential election in October. |
| The former army officer is currently in second place in the polls behind ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. | The former army officer is currently in second place in the polls behind ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. |
| But Lula is serving a prison sentence for corruption and is unlikely to run. | But Lula is serving a prison sentence for corruption and is unlikely to run. |
| Mr Bolsonaro has outraged many in Brazil with racist and homophobic comments. But his backers see him as a saviour in a crime-ridden country. | Mr Bolsonaro has outraged many in Brazil with racist and homophobic comments. But his backers see him as a saviour in a crime-ridden country. |
| However opinion polls suggest that Mr Bolsonaro would fail to win the election even if he gets into a run-off. | |
| 'Brazilian Trump' | 'Brazilian Trump' |
| Mr Bolsonaro, 63, declared himself a candidate to about 3,000 cheering supporters at a rally in Rio de Janeiro. | Mr Bolsonaro, 63, declared himself a candidate to about 3,000 cheering supporters at a rally in Rio de Janeiro. |
| The congressman said he would be represented by the Social Liberal Party (PSL) - seen as a lightweight in Brazilian politics. | The congressman said he would be represented by the Social Liberal Party (PSL) - seen as a lightweight in Brazilian politics. |
| This means he will have just up to 10 seconds of air time for his TV campaign ads - a serious handicap in the presidential race. | This means he will have just up to 10 seconds of air time for his TV campaign ads - a serious handicap in the presidential race. |
| "We don't have a big party. We don't have election funding. We don't have television time," Mr Bolsonaro said. | "We don't have a big party. We don't have election funding. We don't have television time," Mr Bolsonaro said. |
| "But we have what the others don't have, which is you, the Brazilian people." | "But we have what the others don't have, which is you, the Brazilian people." |
| Mr Bolsonaro is followed by millions of Brazilians on social media, and many refer to him as the "Brazilian Trump". | Mr Bolsonaro is followed by millions of Brazilians on social media, and many refer to him as the "Brazilian Trump". |
| The candidate, who advocates loosening the country's gun control laws to deal with crime, is also backed by millions of evangelical Christians for his uncompromising anti-abortion stand. | The candidate, who advocates loosening the country's gun control laws to deal with crime, is also backed by millions of evangelical Christians for his uncompromising anti-abortion stand. |