Brazil enters new era with far-right president-elect

Brazil entered a new era Monday after electing its next president, Jair Bolsonaro, a far-right congressman who vowed a fundamental change in direction for the giant Latin American country. Bolsonaro, who openly admires Brazil's former military dictatorship and shocked many with his derogatory remarks on women, gays and blacks, won 55 percent of the vote in a run-off election Sunday -- more than 10 points ahead of leftist opponent Fernando Haddad. After a vitriolic campaign that left Brazil deeply polarized, the country is anxiously waiting to see what Bolsonaro's presidency will actually look like.

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