With the election of right-winger Javier Paulsonaro as Brazil's new president, comparisons were made immediately between him and US President Donald Trump over his controversial remarks, which worry Brazilians at the beginning of a dark era.
The right-wing leader Javier Paulsonaro was elected president of Brazil after winning the second round of presidential elections on Sunday with 55.7 percent of the vote, compared with 43.3 percent for left-wing candidate Fernando Haddad, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal said.
Paulsonaro will take office early next year in a country torn by an election campaign that has been deeply angered by traditional and military institutions.
World newspapers likened the new Brazilian president to US President Donald Trump, who was described in the Washington Post as "the Brazilian version of Trump," in what the BBC's British newspaper Trump said was "tropical".
The White House has confirmed that Trump on Sunday evening called the extreme right-wing, Paulsonaro, to congratulate him on his election as president of Brazil.
After the announcement of the results, the "Pray for Brazil" label was published on Twitter, which was used by opponents who expressed their fear and resentment of a dark era coming in Brazil.
People posted earlier statements to Polsonaru, attacking the rights of women, homosexuals and refugees in a "fanatical" way.
"Controversial"
One of Polsunarro's most famous statements as a Brazilian deputy said she was "not worthy of being raped because she is very ugly," according to the site of the Brazilian station Globo.
"I would not like my son if he was a lesbian," said Polsonaro, "I'd rather have my son die in a car accident than I see him with another man."
"If I saw two men kissing each other in front of me, I would beat them," said Paulsonaru.
As for the refugees, Paulsonaru said in 2015: "The dirt of the Earth began to appear in Brazil, as if we did not have enough problems."
"Black Brazilians do not contribute anything, I think they are not even fit for marriage anymore," said Paulsonaro at one of the seminars.
new era
Paulsonaro did not hesitate to admire the former dictatorial regime in Brazil, which ruled the country between 1964 and 1985.
The new right-wing president of Brazil, and his rude style, have conjured up similarities with US President Trump and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterti, who are pursuing honest policies in the administration of their countries.
Paulsonaro will take office on January 1, succeeding President Michel Tamer for a four-year term.
In a country plagued by record violence, economic stagnation, rampant corruption and a crisis of confidence in the political class, Paulsonaro has succeeded in imposing himself as the iron fist man Brazil needs, but at the expense of liberties the Latin people dream of acquiring.
