The far-right leader took 56 percent percent of the vote.
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The far-right candidate in Brazil’s presidential election, Jair Bolsonaro, won a sweeping victory, BBC News reports. With more than 92 percent of the votes counted, the Associated Press reports Bolsonaro had 56 percent of the vote, while Workers’ Party candidate Fernando Haddad trailed with about 44 percent. According to The Guardian, Bolsonaro—who has a 27-year career in Congress—is a “pro-gun, pro-torture populist” who has pledged to “crush corruption, crime and a supposed communist threat.” He was stabbed in September at a campaign event and suffered “life-threatening” injuries.
