“Every time I touch a wound, an army of influential people turns against me.”

— Jair Bolsonaro

In a speech to businessmen in Rio de Janeiro, on 20 May 2019. Brazil's Bolsonaro says political class is an impediment https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-politics/brazils-bolsonaro-says-political-class-is-an-impediment-idUSKCN1SQ1VA. Reuters (20 May 2019).

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Brazilian president elect 1955

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