Hundreds of thousands of women across Brazil march against far-right presidential candidate
Source: LA Times
Hundreds of thousands of women across Brazil took to the streets Saturday to protest the presidential candidacy of far-right hopeful Jair Bolsonaro, known for making disparaging comments against women and other minorities, as well as supporting the use of torture.
“I’m part of a portion of society that is greatly affected by the types of things [Bolsonaro] says and thinks,” said Camila Ferreira, a 37-year-old psychoanalyst and art educator who attended the demonstration in São Paulo. “This conservative wave, which has really always existed in Brazil, needs to come to an end. Feminism needs to become more prominent in our society. Women need to be seen and treated as complete and equal people.”
Support for Bolsonaro received a boost after he was stabbed Sept. 6 at a campaign rally in the town of Juiz de Fora. He was expected to be released from the hospital Friday after recovering from a second surgery in São Paulo, but an infection delayed his exit until an hour before the protests against his candidacy began. The hospitalization hadn’t stopped him from speaking to his supporters from his bed in a series of videos posted to social media.
The most recent poll from the Brazilian Institute of Public Opinion and Statistics, known as Ibope, shows Bolsonaro holds a lead with support of 27% of intended voters, far below the 50% required to avoid a runoff. The women’s vote could prove decisive in a final round, when Bolsonaro would likely go head-to-head with former São Paulo Mayor Fernando Haddad, 55, who replaced former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on the Oct. 7 ballot when he was ruled ineligible to run because of a bribery conviction.
Click here to read the full article published by LA Times on 29 September 2018.
Hundreds of thousands of women across Brazil took to the streets Saturday to protest the presidential candidacy of far-right hopeful Jair Bolsonaro, known for making disparaging comments against women and other minorities, as well as supporting the use of torture.
“I’m part of a portion of society that is greatly affected by the types of things [Bolsonaro] says and thinks,” said Camila Ferreira, a 37-year-old psychoanalyst and art educator who attended the demonstration in São Paulo. “This conservative wave, which has really always existed in Brazil, needs to come to an end. Feminism needs to become more prominent in our society. Women need to be seen and treated as complete and equal people.”
Support for Bolsonaro received a boost after he was stabbed Sept. 6 at a campaign rally in the town of Juiz de Fora. He was expected to be released from the hospital Friday after recovering from a second surgery in São Paulo, but an infection delayed his exit until an hour before the protests against his candidacy began. The hospitalization hadn’t stopped him from speaking to his supporters from his bed in a series of videos posted to social media.
The most recent poll from the Brazilian Institute of Public Opinion and Statistics, known as Ibope, shows Bolsonaro holds a lead with support of 27% of intended voters, far below the 50% required to avoid a runoff. The women’s vote could prove decisive in a final round, when Bolsonaro would likely go head-to-head with former São Paulo Mayor Fernando Haddad, 55, who replaced former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on the Oct. 7 ballot when he was ruled ineligible to run because of a bribery conviction.
Click here to read the full article published by LA Times on 29 September 2018.