Presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro casts his ballot in Brazil election
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Channel: AP Archive · 2018 · News & Politics
(28 Oct 2018) Brazil's far-right presidential candidate Jair bolsonaro cast his ballot on Sunday in an election marked by desire for radical change among many Brazilians after years of turmoil. That desire has fueled the rise of the former army captain who supporters say will fight crime and corruption if elected president but who opponents warn threatens one of the world's largest democracies. Jair Bolsonaro has won over voters by painting a picture of a Brazil at war - with criminals, corrupt politicians and leftist ideas that he says could turn the country into Venezuela - and promises to change the tide with force and clean governance. Heading into Sunday's vote, polls showed Bolsonaro with a double-digit lead over his rival, leftist candidate Fernando Haddad of the Workers' Party. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/23fd867959a81b86598f5b4c607c6648
