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"What is happening is extremely disturbing," said Sergio Praca, professor of political science at the Getulio Vargas Foundation, think tank and University of Rio de Janeiro. "We have to find a way out of this situation."
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Bolsonaro, a former army captain who approved the country's dictatorship in 1964-1985, lies to the right of the electoral battle. He promised a violent crackdown on drug gangs and other criminals. On the left, Fernando Haddad, a former mayor of Sao Paulo who promised to bring the country back to the leftist politics of the Workers Party, which ruled from 2003 to 2016.
While most incidents of violence were attributed to Bolsonaro supporters, the candidate himself was stabbed while campaigning on September 6, apparently by a man who reportedly told police that God had told him said to attack. Bolsonaro left the hospital three weeks later.
In a tweet, Bolsonaro said that he did not want the vote "anyone raping those who would not have voted for me".
At a meeting with members of Congress in Rio, Bolsonaro again condemned the violence and added his own threats.
"Even if they are my supporters, I will make them pay if they do not respect the law," he said.
Jair Bolsonaro's supporters have committed more acts of violence than those of his rival.Credit:AP
His statements came after several days of criticism from Labor Party supporters who said Bolsonaro was turning a blind eye to his supporters' attacks.
Vice-champion Haddad also called for an end to the brutality, saying the parties had to face the problem together. He suggested signing a "no violence" pact with Bolsonaro.
"This escalation of violence must stop," Haddad tweeted Wednesday night.
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Bolsonaro won the first round Sunday, getting 46% of the vote against 29 for Haddad. In a survey released Wednesday, he keeps a large lead with 58% against 42 for Haddad. The Datafolha survey polled 3,325 people on Wednesday and had a 2 percentage point margin of error.
Brazil has long struggled to reduce violence, which is part of everyday life in many areas. The country has the dubious distinction of being the world leader in the total number of homicides each year; Last year, a record number of 63,880 people were killed.
Nevertheless, Publica's director, Viana, said such political attacks were a new phenomenon for Brazil.
While Bolsonaro condemned the attacks of his supporters, he once praised torture and some forms of violence, and also accused the media of disproportionately overturning recent incidents. . Viana said that if Bolsonaro did not take a firmer stance, the violence "would intensify".
"It's different from the United States because Brazilian society is much more violent (…) .It is much more unequal and it will simply be another kind of violence that is going to happen. propagate, "she said.
Fernando Haddad replaced former President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, currently imprisoned, as a candidate for the presidency of the Workers Party.Credit:AP
One of the most extreme cases was observed in the city of Salvador, in the northeast of the country, where a capoeira teacher and supporter of the Workers Party was stabbed to death during a dispute with a supporter of Bolsonaro. Police said that the attacker had been arrested and confessed that the killing was political.
Also in Salvador, a university professor was arrested for apparently crushing a man who was selling Bolsonaro t-shirts.
Many other cases are less extreme but always involve docking, shouting and physical altercations.
Bruno Maia, a 37-year-old homosexual man who unsuccessfully presented himself to the Sao Paulo legislature, said he was campaigning before the election on Avenida Paulista one day. in Sao Paulo, when five muscular guys surrounded him face.
Maia, candidate of the Socialist Party and Liberal Left, said that he did not know who was behind the attack, but he did not doubt that it was because of his aversion to the Left and of homosexuality. Bolsonaro made statements against women and LGBT minorities.
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