Why Many of Brazil’s Gay Voters Will Overlook Bolsonaro’s Homophobic Rants
- Former paratrooper is leading Brazil’s presidential race
- Candidate has pointed to minority as evidence of moral decay
People attend the Gay Pride parade at Copacabana Beach on Sept. 30.
Photographer: Mauro Pimentel/AFP via Getty Images
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Brazilian presidential front-runner Jair Bolsonaro has flaunted a macho distaste for gays. He’s recommended that parents beat effeminate boys. He’s said he would prefer a dead son to a homosexual one.
And he has the vote of Tiago Pavinatto, a gay lawyer and columnist for O Estado de S. Paulo, one of the nation’s largest newspapers.