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The Notorious Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil

10.25.2018 - By BloombergPlay

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Brazil heads to the polls Sunday to elect a new president. The frontrunner is Jair Bolsonaro. David Meyers speaks to Bloomberg's Sao Paulo bureau chief Julia Leite on how this controversial candidate became such a heavy favorite.

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