Electoral authorities have confirmed Bolsonaro will become president after winning 55.7% of the vote in Sunday’s second-round poll Full story: ‘The extreme right has conquered Brazil’ – Bolsonaro wins presidencyJair Bolsonaro: Brazil’s far-right president in his own words 2.02am GMT There have been reports of military and police joining in the celebrations at Bolsonaro’s victory. Our reporter Dom Phillips in Rio saw a police helicopter fly overhead with a Brazilian flag hanging from its door.A police helicopter did a flypast up and down the packed beach road outside Bolsonaro’s house with a Brazilian flag flapping in it’s door while people cheered and waved.Army bros in Niterói apparently couldn’t wait to stage a military parade https://t.co/qbf3feGk8Q 1.53am GMT When Ricardo Mengon heard Jair Bolsonaro had been elected president of Brazil he shouted. Then he cried.Finally, the 54-year-old insurance salesman grabbed a giant Brazil flag emblazoned with his country’s motto – Ordem e Progresso (Order and Progress) – and hit the streets of central São Paulo to mark the victory of a far-right populist he hopes will remake the world’s fourth largest democracy. Related: ‘He’s the saviour of the nation’: Bolsonarianos celebrate Brazil’s new order Continue reading…
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