Far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday night won Brazil’s presidential election after a divisive and high-stakes race that drew widespread comparisons between him and President Trump.
Bolsonaro won over Fernando Haddad, who replaced former President Luiz Inácio da Silva after he was jailed for corruption and money laundering.
The far-right populist, dubbed “Trump of the Tropics,” had 55.5 percent of the vote with 96 percent voting by Sunday evening in the U.S.
The Brazilian presidential race was marked by massive political infighting and violence, which came to a head when Bolsonaro himself was stabbed in the stomach during a campaign event in September.
Bolsonaro has been fiercely criticized for his incendiary rhetoric that opponents and activists have said is racist, sexist and anti-LGBTQ.
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Jair Bolsonaro, far-right populist dubbed "Trump of the Tropics," wins Brazil's presidential election https://t.co/6PFr8r8jqV pic.twitter.com/TDAo7X3wIb
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