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1/3/19
Sao Paulo • Newly installed President Jair Bolsonaro targeted Brazil’s indigenous groups, descendants of slaves and the LGBT community with executive orders in the first hours of his administration, moving quickly after a campaign in which the far-right leader said he would radically overhaul many aspects of life in Latin America’s largest nation. One of the orders issued late Tuesday, hours after Bolsonaro's inauguration, likely will make it all but impossible for new lands to be identified and demarcated for indigenous communities. Areas set aside for "Quilombolas," as descendants of former slaves are known, are also affected by the decision.Sao Paulo's stock market, meanwhile, jumped 3.56 percent to a record closing of 91,012 points as new Cabinet ministers reinforced the intent to privatize state-owned companies and a Brazilian arms maker benefited from Bolsonaro's plans to loosen gun controls. Similar spikes in stock prices also occurred during the presidential campaign. Another order removed the concerns of the LGBT community from consideration by the new human rights ministry. In removing LGBT concerns from the responsibilities of the human rights ministry, Bolsonaro did not name any agency to consider such issues. He has strongly criticized what he calls "gender-based ideology," saying it is a threat to Brazil's Christian values.
Also on Wednesday, the Brazilian Press Association criticized restrictions on journalists at Bolsonaro's inauguration. Reporters had to arrive seven hours before the events began and were forbidden to move freely in Congress and the presidential palace. Food was seized and access to bathrooms and water was limited. "What was seen in different scenarios of Brasilia is incompatible with a democratic regime," the association said in a statement. "Respect to the press is one of the main indicators of nations that consider themselves civilized."
Brazil’s Bolsonaro targets LGBT people, racial minorities on 1st day in office
New far-right Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro.
Another far-right authoritarian-leaning regime that the Trump administration will cozy up to.
Related: Nikki Haley praises Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro after he targets LGBT on 1st day in office
Brazil Is About To Show The World How A Modern Democracy Collapses
I think that Brazilians were conflicted when it came time to vote.
On the one hand, they want indigenous people and gay people to be treated in a humane manner.
On the other hand, they have had it up to their keister with violence and corruption.
O novo presidente do Brasil colocou o poder de demarcar reservas índias nas mãos do ministério da Agricultura e reiterou o objetivo de integrar na sociedade brasileira os povos que vivem nessas zonas.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro targets LGBT people, racial minorities on 1st day in office
New far-right Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro.
Another far-right authoritarian-leaning regime that the Trump administration will cozy up to.
Related: Nikki Haley praises Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro after he targets LGBT on 1st day in office
Brazil Is About To Show The World How A Modern Democracy Collapses
In the Amazon rainforest, historic levels of deforestation and fire have prompted global outcry. But what’s driving the devastation? Amna Nawaz and producer Mike Fritz traveled to Brazil to better understand both the physical and political dynamics at play.
The series' first report focuses on the influence of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, an advocate for logging and developing the Amazon.
He's been dubbed the Trump of the Tropics, both for his surprising rise to power and for a history of controversial and offensive speech.
President Jair Bolsonaro swept into office in January, promising to jump-start a failing economy by fighting widespread corruption and high levels of violence in Brazilian cities.
Over his 27 years in Congress, Bolsonaro built a reputation for holding far-right views and a thundering disdain for political correctness, like in 2003, when he told a fellow Brazilian lawmaker she wasn't worth raping.
The former army captain has long praised Brazil's former military dictatorship. He's said he'd be incapable of loving a homosexual son, and advocated for the use of firing squads to kill suspected criminals.
But last September, Bolsonaro became a target of violence himself, stabbed in the stomach while campaigning for president. He survived, saying God saved him to lead Brazil, then cruised to victory weeks later by tapping into national outrage over a massive corruption scandal known as Operation Car Wash.
The years-long probe uncovered a vast and unprecedented web of political and corporate racketeering. Several lawmakers went to jail, including former President Lula da Silva. Public backlash against the establishment was swift and severe.
The most recent crisis? The anti-corruption candidate now faces his own corruption scandal. Leaked messages and audio allege collusion between prosecutors and a then judge, now Bolsonaro's handpicked justice minister, an effort, critics say, to keep former President Lula locked up on corruption charges and out of last year's election.
Recently, Bolsonaro, who was elected with 55 percent of the vote, has seen his support start to slip. Polls show only about a third of Brazilians now view his presidency positively.
But the president still enjoys strong support and loyalty from his base. Thousands of Bolsonaro supporters took to the streets earlier this summer at pro-government rallies around Brazil, this one in Sao Paulo.
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