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Jair Bolsonaro
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“Since we are a Christian country, God above all. This history of a secular state doesn't exist, no. The state is Christian and the minority that is against it can leave. Let's make a country for majority! The minority must bow to the majority. Law must exist to defend the majority! The minority suits itself [to the law] or just disappears.”
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Recorded in: At Campina Grande Airport on 8 February 2018. Brazil presidential candidate Bolsonaro's most controversial quotes. Yahoo!, 29 September 2018.
“I was at a quilombo. The slightest afrodescendant weighed 7 arrobas [230 pounds]. They don't do anything. I don't think they even serve for procreation anymore.”
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Recorded in: Talk at Clube Hebraica in Rio de Janeiro, on 3 April 2017. Bolsonaro: “Quilombola não serve nem para procriar”. Congresso em Foco (5 April 2017).
“There will not be a centimeter demarcated for indigenous or quilombo reservations.”
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Recorded in: Talk at Clube Hebraica in Rio de Janeiro, on 3 April 2017. Bolsonaro: “Quilombola não serve nem para procriar”. Congresso em Foco (5 April 2017).
“Has anyone ever seen any Japanese begging? It's a race that has self-respect.”
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Recorded in: Talk at Clube Hebraica in Rio de Janeiro, on 3 April 2017. Bolsonaro: “Quilombola não serve nem para procriar”. Congresso em Foco (5 April 2017).
“I have five children. There were four men, on the fifth I got weak and a woman came out.”
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Recorded in: Talk at Clube Hebraica in Rio de Janeiro, on 3 April 2017. Bolsonaro: “Quilombola não serve nem para procriar”. Congresso em Foco (5 April 2017).
“No father wants to come home and find his son playing with a doll because of the influence of his school.”
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Recorded in: Inteview to the program Canal Livre on Band on 19 November 2017. A Trump-like politician in Brazil could snag the support of a powerful religious group: evangelicals. The Washington Post (28 November 2017).
“A policeman who doesn’t kill isn’t a policeman.”
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Recorded in: Event hosted by Veja on 27 November 2017. 'Policial que não mata não é policial', diz Bolsonaro. Estadão (27 November 2017).
“I used that housing allowance money to fuck people. Are you satisfied? Because that's the answer you deserve.”
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Recorded in: 'Tem que pegar o meu patrimônio. Esquece meus filhos', diz Bolsonaro. Folha de S.Paulo (11 January 2018).
“What debt [of slavery]? I never enslaved anyone in my life. Look, if you really look at history, the Portuguese didn’t even step foot in Africa. The blacks themselves turned over the slaves.”
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Recorded in: In an interview on TV Cultura on 30 July 2018. Bolsonaro Says Black Brazilians Aren’t Owed Anything Over Slavery. Bloomberg (31 July 2018).
“With distance education, you help to combat Marxism.”
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Recorded in: Bolsonaro propõe ensino a distância para combater marxismo e reduzir custos. Folha de S.Paulo (7 August 2018).
“Brazil above all, God above everyone.”
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Recorded in: In the presidential debate held by TV Bandeirantes on 9 August 2018. Primeiro debate da eleição 2018 reúne 8 presidenciáveis por mais de 3 horas na TV. G1 (10 August 2018).
“If I'm president, I'll leave UN. That institution is of no use. It's an organization of communists, of people that don't have any commitment at least to South America.”
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Recorded in: Bolsonaro diz que vai tirar Brasil da ONU se for eleito presidente. G1 (18 August 2018).
“Paul says: "Sell your cloak and buy a sword". This is in the Bible. The Bible is our tool box. When she [Marina Silva] says I was wrong while talking about armament, there is this passage in the Bible. That's because in that time there was no firearms, otherwise it certainly would be a .50 machine gun or a rifle.”
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Recorded in: Misattributing to Paul a saying of Jesus (Luke 22:36). Bolsonaro diz que Bíblia prega armamento. O Globo (18 August 2018).
“Jesus Christ was not totally passive. He drove the money changers from the temple. If he had a firearm, he'd have used it.”
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Recorded in: About the misattribution of the saying of Jesus to Paul. Bolsonaro diz que Bíblia prega armamento. O Globo (18 August 2018).
“With us [in office], there will be no such human rights politicking. These bandits will die, because we will not send resources from the government to them. Instead of peace, these NGOs do a disservice to our Brazil.”
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Recorded in: At an event in Araçatuba on 23 August 2018. Bolsonaro diz que se eleito 'bandidagem vai morrer' porque União não repassará recursos para direitos humanos. G1 (23 August 2018).
“The Statute of the Child and Adolescent must to be ripped and thrown into a latrine. It is a stimulus to child vagabondage and rascality.”
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Recorded in: About the law for protection of children and adolescents at an event in Araçatuba on 23 August 2018. Bolsonaro diz que ECA deve ser 'rasgado e jogado na latrina'. O Globo (23 August 2018).
“We will merge the [Ministry of] Agriculture and the [Ministry of] Environment so that no international NGO will continue to do activism with the Ministry of Environment.”
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Recorded in: At a rally in São José do Rio Preto on 24 August 2018. Bolsonaro defende uso de força para impedir ocupações. O Globo (24 August 2018).
“So let’s respect the pedophile’s right to have sex with a 2-year-old?”
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Recorded in: About the gay rights, in an interview to Time. Jair Bolsonaro Loves Trump, Hates Gay People and Admires Autocrats. He Could Be Brazil's Next President. Time (23 August 2018).
“We're going to shoot all the PT supporters in Acre.”
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Recorded in: About the Workers' Party (PT) supporters, during a electoral meeting in the state of Acre on 1 September 2018. Brazil presidential candidate Bolsonaro's most controversial quotes. Yahoo! (29 September 2018).
“I cannot speak for the Armed Forces commanders, but from the support I see in the streets, I will not accept an election result that is not my own victory.”
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Recorded in: In an interview with Band TV at a hospital on 28 September 2018. Brazil's Bolsonaro says he will not accept election result if he loses. Reuters (28 September 2018).
“We're going to put an end to all the activisms of Brazil.”
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Recorded in: On 7 October 2018. Organizações repudiam fala de Bolsonaro contra ativismos. Valor (12 October 2018).
“I refuse any kind of support coming from supremacist groups. I recommend that, for coherence, they support the leftist candidate, who loves segregating society. Exploring that to influence an election in Brazil is a big silliness. That's ignorance about the Brazilian people, which is mixed.”
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Recorded in: On 16 October 2018, about the support by the American white supremacist David Duke. 'Ele soa como nós': David Duke, ex-líder da Ku Klux Klan, elogia Bolsonaro, mas critica proximidade com Israel. BBC Brasil (16 October …
“These red outlaws will be banished from our homeland. It will be a cleanup the likes of which has never been seen in Brazilian history.”
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Recorded in: On 21 October 2018, about the political opponents. Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro threatens purge of leftwing 'outlaws'. The Guardian (22 October 2018).
“Hungary is a country that has suffered a lot with communism in the past, a people that knows what dictatorship is. The Brazilian people still do not know what dictatorship is, do not know what it is to suffer at the hands of these people.”
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Recorded in: After phone talks with Hungary's prime minister, Viktor Orbán, on 19 November 2018. Jair Bolsonaro says Brazilians 'still don't know what dictatorship is'. The Guardian (20 November 2018).
“I was against our last immigration law [in 2017] which made Brazil a country without borders. We cannot allow the indiscriminate entry of all those who come here, only because they wanted to come.”
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Recorded in: On 19 November 2018. Jair Bolsonaro says Brazilians 'still don't know what dictatorship is'. The Guardian (20 November 2018).
“If it doesn’t change, we quit. Why do we have to stay? It’s possibly dangerous for our sovereignty. Many are out, they didn’t sign it. Why would Brazil have to stay? To be politically correct? [...] We won’t be able to reforest an area the size of Rio de Janeiro.”
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Recorded in: About the Paris Agreement, during a broadcast on social media on 12 December 2018. Bolsonaro says Brazil may “quit” Paris Agreement. Agência Brasil (13 December 2019).
“We’re all migrants in Brazil, but we can’t fling our doors open wide for [everybody] to just come. [...] To come here and marry 11-year-old children... […] We can’t tolerate certain types of people coming to Brazil and disrespecting our culture and our religion,”
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Recorded in: During a broadcast on social media on 12 December 2018. Bolsonaro says Brazil may “quit” Paris Agreement. Agência Brasil (13 December 2019).
“We have a problem with a former adviser, who used to work for Flávio, atypical activities. [The adviser] will be heard next week. […] If there is something wrong with me or my son, let us pay the bill, but we’re not under investigation. It hurts our feelings, because we advocate the fiercest fight against corruption. And we’ll turn to COAF itself to fight it.”
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Recorded in: About Fabrício Queiroz, former adviser of Flávio Bolsonaro, then state deputy and son of the president-elect, during a broadcast on social media on 12 December 2018. Bolsonaro says Brazil may “quit” Paris Agreement. Agê…
“Less than a million people live in these places, isolated from true Brazil, exploited and manipulated by NGOs. Together we will integrate these citizens.”
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Recorded in: On Twitter on 2 January 2019, about indigenous people. Brazil's Bolsonaro says he 'loves' the Amazon. But his policies are designed to wreak havoc on it. CNN (27 August 2019).
“Depending on what happens in the world, who knows if we would not need to discuss that question in the future.”
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Recorded in: On 3 January 2019, about hosting a U.S. military base in Brazil. Brazil's Bolsonaro says he is open to hosting a U.S. military base. Reuters (3 January 2019)
“There’s an awareness in Brazil that the reforms are vital for the federal entities to continue operating. Brazil has to work out. If not, the Left will return and we won’t know Brazil’s destiny, maybe it’ll become more like the regime that we have in Venezuela.”
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Recorded in: In Davos, in an interview published on 23 January 2019. Bolsonaro Says Brazil Must Reform or Become Next Venezuela. Bloomberg (23 January 2019).
“A country the size of Brazil can’t be held back by Mercosur to do trade with the rest of the world.”
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Recorded in: In Davos, in an interview published on 23 January 2019. Bolsonaro Says Brazil Must Reform or Become Next Venezuela. Bloomberg (23 January 2019).
“If by chance he erred and it were proven, I regret it as a father, but he’ll have to pay the price for those actions we can’t accept.”
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Recorded in: About allegations of financial irregularities involving his son and Senator-elect Flávio Bolsonaro, in Davos, in an interview published on 23 January 2019. Bolsonaro Says Brazil Must Reform or Become Next Venezuela. Blo…
“I don't feel comfortable showing it, but we have to expose the truth so the population can be aware and always set their priorities. This is what many street carnival groups have become in Brazil. Comment and draw your conclusions.”
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Recorded in: On 5 March 2019, posting a tweet with an video which depicts a man urinating on another. Brazil's Bolsonaro tweets obscene video, draws fire. Al-Jazeera (6 March 2019).
“What is a golden shower?”
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Recorded in: On Twitter, on 6 March 2019. Brazil's Bolsonaro tweets obscene video, draws fire. Al-Jazeera (6 March 2019).
“Democracy and liberty only exist when your armed forces want them to.”
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Recorded in: At a naval event in Rio de Janeiro, on 7 March 2019. Brazil's Bolsonaro says democracy, liberty depend on military. Reuters (7 March 2019).
“I see stupid people saying: "Look at France, what a beautiful thing, a multiracial [soccer] team". Let's put here [in Brazil] 10 million people from Venezuela or from North Africa to be champions, maybe in 2022 or 2026. Cool, huh? Let's put 20 million in here, like they fiiled with Haitians here in São Paulo. In the plenary, a Workers' Party supporter shouted: 'If they were from Sweden, you wouldn't be criticizing'. Hey, stupid, do you think people from Sweden would want [to come to] this garbage?”
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Recorded in: About immigrants. Bolsonaro levou aos Estados Unidos uma agenda de traição à Pátria, não de soberania. Por Joaquim de Carvalho. Diário do Centro do Mundo (17 March 2019).
“For the first time in a while, a pro-America Brazilian president arrives in DC. It’s the beginning of a partnership focused on liberty and prosperity, something that all of us Brazilians have long wished for. You have a president who is a friend of the United States who admires this beautiful country.”
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Recorded in: On Twitter, on 17 March 2019. Bolsonaro chega a Washington e comemora proximidade com os EUA. Reuters, 17 March 2019.
“We do agree with President Trump’s decision or proposal on the wall. The vast majority of potential immigrants do not have good intentions. They do not intend to do the best or do good to the US people. I would very much like the US to uphold the current immigration policy, because to a large extent we owe our democracy in the southern hemisphere to the United States.”
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Recorded in: In a Fox News interview on 18 March 2019. Bolsonaro backs Trump's border wall ahead of White House meeting. The Guardian (19 March 2019).
“I’m willing to open my heart up to him [Donald Trump] and do whatever is good, to the benefit of both the Brazilian and the American people.”
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Recorded in: In a Fox News interview on 18 March 2019. Bolsonaro backs Trump's border wall ahead of White House meeting. The Guardian (19 March 2019).
“We want to have a great Brazil just like Trump wants to have a great America.”
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Recorded in: In a speech to the Chamber of Commerce on 18 March 2019. Trump greets Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, says ‘strongly’ considering NATO privileges for Brazil. Fox News (19 March 2019).
“We can't do a deal in which some off the goals are unattainable. Brazil does not owe the world anything when it comes to environmental protection.”
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Recorded in: In Chile, on 23 March 2019. Bolsonaro says Brazil owes world nothing on environment. France 24 (23 March 2019).
“There is no doubt. Socialist party, how is it? Germany’s National Socialist Party.”
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Recorded in: Claiming that Nazism was a leftist movement, after visiting Yad Vashem, the Holocaust museum in Israel, on 2 April 2019. Brazil’s president resurrects the zombie claim that Nazism was a leftist movement. The Washington …
“We cannot allow Venezuela to become a new Cuba or North Korea.”
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Recorded in: In an interview with Jovem Pan radio on 8 April 2019. Brazil's Bolsonaro says working with U.S. to sow 'dissent' in Venezuela army. Reuters (8 April 2019).
“We can forgive, but we cannot forget. That quote is mine. Those that forget their past are sentenced not to have a future.”
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Recorded in: About the Holocaust, at a meeting with evangelical pastors in Rio de Janeiro, on 11 April 2019. Bolsonaro: Brazil will vote ‘in line’ with Israel, US at UN Human Rights Council. The Times of Israel (14 April 2019).
“[Brazil will no longer vote with] Venezuela, Iran, and Cuba, countries that have no appreciation for freedom.”
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Recorded in: During a social media broadcast on 11 April 2019, about voting on the UN Human Rights Council. Brazils "Rigged" UN Vote Has Ended, Says Bolsonaro. Folha de S.Paulo (12 April 2019).
“Let’s talk about Renca. Renca is ours. Let’s use the riches that God gave us for the wellbeing of our population. You won’t get any trouble from the Environment Ministry, nor the Mines and Energy Ministry nor any other.”
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Recorded in: In Amapá state, on 12 April 2019 saying that the National Reserve of Copper and Associates (Renca), in the Amazon rainforest, could be opened to mining. Bolsonaro says Brazil rainforest reserve may be opened to mining. …
“The recent declarations of Olavo de Carvalho against members of the government of the Republic do not contribute to the unity of its forces and the proposed objectives of our government,”
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Recorded in: Note read by the spokesperson, general Otávio Rêgo Barros, on 21 April 2019, about the writer Olavo de Carvalho. Bolsonaro Says that Olavos Criticism of Military Does "Not Contribute" to Government. Folha (23 April 2019…
“In Brazil, we have 1,000 penis amputations a year due to a lack of water and soap. We have to find a way to get out of the bottom of this hole.”
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Recorded in: On 25 April 2019. Brazil's Bolsonaro shocked by high number of penis amputations. Reuters (25 April 2019).
“Anyone who wants to come here to have sex with a woman, feel free. But we can’t let this place become known as a gay tourism paradise. Brazil can’t be a country of the gay world, of gay tourism. We have families.”
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Recorded in: In Brasília, on 25 April 2019. Fury as far-right president Bolsonaro says Brazil should not become ‘gay tourism paradise’. The Independent (26 April 2019).