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Jair Bolsonaro
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“With such a CV I should not have even been elected as a municipal councilor. The people understood that an innocent was being shot at.”
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Recorded in: In an interview to Luciana Gimenez broadcasted on 7 May 2019. Racism 'rare' in Brazil, says far right Bolsonaro. France 24 (8 May 2019).
“Racism is rare in Brazil. I'm fed up with this mania of always pitting blacks against whites, gays against heterosexuals. People say I'm homophobic, racist, fascist, xenophobic, but I won the election. [...] If I was racist, what would I have done on seeing a black fall into the water? I'd have folded my arms.”
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Recorded in: In an interview to Luciana Gimenez broadcasted on 7 May 2019. Racism 'rare' in Brazil, says far right Bolsonaro. France 24 (8 May 2019).
“I promised this to him because he abandoned a 22-year career as a judge. I said: ‘The first opening on the Supreme Court is yours’. I promised to nominate Moro to the first opening seat of the Supreme Court, and if God wants, we will fulfill this agreement. I think that the entire country will be happy to have a man of this caliber on the Supreme Court. Obviously he will have to go before the Senate. I know that he does not lack the competence to be approved there, but a hearing is a technical part of the political process.”
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Recorded in: In an interview with Milton Neves on Rádio Bandeirantes, on 12 May 2019, about nominating Sérgio Moro, Minister of Justice, to the Supreme Federal Court. Bolsonaro Says He Will Nominate Sergio Moro to the Supreme Court.…
“Is it short there?”
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Recorded in: To an Asian man at the Manaus International Airport on 15 May 2019. Bolsonaro faz piada com oriental: 'Tudo pequenininho aí?'; veja vídeo. Extra (15 May 2019).
“Doing justice? Who wants to get me? Come on top of me. They want to lift my bank secrecy; I know that they have to have a fact, but I will open my own bank records. They won't get me.”
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Recorded in: About investigation into his son and senator Flávio Bolsonaro, in Dallas, on 16 May 2019. "They Can Come after Me, They Won't Find Anything", Bolsonaro Says about Investigation into Son Flávio. Folha (17 May 2019).
“Every time I touch a wound, an army of influential people turns against me.”
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Recorded in: In a speech to businessmen in Rio de Janeiro, on 20 May 2019. Brazil's Bolsonaro says political class is an impediment. Reuters (20 May 2019).
“My pen is mightier than yours.”
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Recorded in: To lower house Speaker Rodrigo Maia, on 28 May 2019. Democracy Bedevils Brazil’s President Bolsonaro. Bloomberg (1 July 2019).
“The state is secular, but we are Christians. We respect the majority and minority, but Brazil is a Christian country. With all due respect, the Federal Supreme Court typified homophobia as if it were racism. Is it not time for an evangelical Christian in the Supreme Court?”
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Recorded in: On 13 June 2019. Bolsonaro Renews Call for Evangelical Christian on Brazilian Supreme Court. The Rio Times (14 June 2019).
“They’re turning me into the Queen of England.”
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Recorded in: On 22 June 2019, about the Congress. Democracy Bedevils Brazil’s President Bolsonaro. Bloomberg (1 July 2019).
“Brazil can be an example for Germany even in the environment. Their industry continues to be fossil, largely coal, and ours no, so they have a lot to learn from us. We don't accept being treated like in the past.”
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Recorded in: In Osaka, on 27 June 2019, on the eve of the G20 summit. Bolsonaro says Germany can learn 'a lot' from Brazil on environment. France 24 (27 June 2019).
“Look, working nine, ten years old at the farm, I was not harmed at all. When a nine-year-old, ten-year-old goes to work somewhere, it's full of people there. Now, when I'm smoking a crack pipe, nobody says anything. [...] But I want to say that I, my older brother, a sister of mine, a little younger, at that age, eight, nine, ten, twelve years, worked on the farm.”
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Recorded in: In a live social media broadcast on 4 July 2019, defending child labor. Bolsonaro Defends Child Labor. Folha de S.Paulo (5 July 2019).
“How many attempt to leave us aside saying the state should be secular. The state is secular but we are Christians. Or, in the words of my dear Damares [minister of Family and Human Rights], we are terribly Christians. You know how families have suffered in previous administrations. You were decisive in the search for the tireless restoration of family values. [...] Of the two seats I can appoint a justice for, one will be terribly evangelical.”
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Recorded in: While participating in a service with evangelical lawmakers in the lower house on 10 July 2019. Bolsonaro vows to appoint evangelical for top court. Agência Brasil (10 July 2019).
“[Such a nomination] is something on my radar. [...] My son Eduardo speaks English, he speaks Spanish. He’s travelled all over the world. He’s friends with Donald Trump’s children. My understanding is that he could be a qualified person and would be the perfect message to Washington.”
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Recorded in: On 11 July 2019, about nominating his son Eduardo to be ambassador to the United States. Brazil’s Bolsonaro says he may nominate son as US ambassador. AP News (12 July 2019).
“Some people say that it is nepotism, but that’s for the Supreme Court to decide. It is not nepotism, I would never do that. It’s not up to me, it’s up to my son to accept and then he will be subject to Senate approval. Who do you want me to put in? Celso Amorim?”
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Recorded in: On 12 July 2019, about nominating his son Eduardo to be ambassador to the United States. Brazil's Bolsonaro says nominating son as ambassador to U.S. is not nepotism. Reuters (12 July 2019).
“To say that hunger happens in Brazil is a big lie. People don't eat well and get sick. That I agree. Now go hungry, no. You do not see poor people on the streets with a skeletal physique, as we see in some other countries around the world. To say that there is hunger in Brazil is a populist discourse to try to win popular sympathy, nothing more than that.”
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Recorded in: To foreign journalists on 19 July 2019. Bolsonaro Says Hunger in Brazil Is a Lie. Folha (22 July 2019); Bolsonaro says claims of hunger in Brazil 'a big lie'. France 24 (19 July 2019).
“What I’m trying to offer the worker is this: fewer rights and jobs, or all their rights and unemployment.”
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Recorded in: On 21 July 2019. Brazil's Bolsonaro says government may cut worker protections to boost job creation. Reuters (21 July 2019).
“I was informed by the Federal Police and the Justice Ministry that my cell phones were invaded by the gang arrested on Tuesday, 23. A serious attempt against Brazil and its institutions. May they be harshly punished! Brazil is no longer land without law.”
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Recorded in: On Twitter on 25 July 2019. Brazil: Bolsonaro says his phones were hacked amid fallout over leaked chats. The Guardian (25 July 2019).
“Trickster, trickster, to avoid such a problem, he marries another trickster and adopts a child in Brazil. That is the problem we have. He will not leave [...]. Maybe he will do jail time in Brazil, but he won't be kicked out.”
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Recorded in: On 27 July 2019, about journalist Glenn Greenwald, co-founder of The Intercept investigative website which has published leaked chats showing Justice Minister Sérgio Moro conspired to keep former president Luiz Inácio L…
“These guys [criminals] are going to die in the streets like cockroaches – and that’s how it should be.”
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Recorded in: On 2 August 2019, about proposed new laws which would shield from prosecution security forces and citizens who shoot alleged offenders. Jair Bolsonaro says criminals will 'die like cockroaches' under proposed new laws. …
“It’s enough to eat a little less. You talk about environmental pollution. It's enough to poop every other day. That will be better for the whole world.”
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Recorded in: On 9 August 2019, about how to harmonize development with environmental protection. Brazil's Bolsonaro Says ‘Poop Every Other Day’ for Environment. teleSUR English (11 August 2019).
“We are going to put an end to poo in Brazil.”
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Recorded in: About corrupt politicians and communists, on 14 August 2019. 'A second Trump': Bolsonaro's offensive rhetoric adds to Brazil's discomfort. The Guardian (19 August 2019).
“I used to be called Captain Chainsaw, now I am Nero, setting the Amazon aflame.”
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Recorded in: On 20 August 2019, joking about the Amazon rainforest wildfires. Bolsonaro says Brazil lacks resources to fight Amazon fires. Financial Times (22 August 2019).
“Maybe -- I am not affirming it -- these (NGO people) are carrying out some criminal actions to draw attention against me, against the government of Brazil. There is a war going on in the world against Brazil, an information war.”
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Recorded in: On 21 August 2019, claiming that NGOs were starting the fires in the Amazon rainforest. Bolsonaro says Brazil lacks means to fight Amazon fires, backtracks on NGO accusations. France 24 (22 August 2019).
“It could be ranchers. Everyone is suspicious, but the biggest suspicion comes from NGOs. [I have] ho proof. NGOs have lost money... they are unemployed. What are they trying to do? Bring me down.”
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Recorded in: On 22 August 2019, suggesting that NGOs were behind the fires in the Amazon rainforest. Bolsonaro says Brazil lacks resources to fight Amazon fires. Financial Times (22 August 2019).
“The Indians, do you want me to blame the Indians? Do you want me to blame the Martians?... Everyone is a suspect, but the biggest suspects are NGOs. Did I accuse NGOs directly? I just said I suspect them.”
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Recorded in: On 22 August 2019, suggesting that NGOs were behind the fires in the Amazon rainforest. Amazon fires: Bolsonaro says Brazil cannot fight them. BBC News (22 August 2019).
“W e cannot accept that a President, Macron, issues inappropriate and gratuitous attacks against the Amazon, nor that he disguises his intentions behind an ‘alliance’ of the G-7 countries to ‘save’ the Amazon, as if it were a colony or no man’s land.”
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Recorded in: On Twitter on 26 August 2019, about the G-7 donation of $22.2 million to help fight the fires in the Amazon. Brazil rejects G-7 Amazon aid citing its lack of involvement in decision to grant it. Washington Post (27 Augu…
“A Compactor pen, instead of Bic, will do the job,”
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Recorded in: About using a Brazilian brand of low-cost pens when signing official documents instead of using a French one, on 30 August 2019. Bolsonaro says he will stop using 'French' Bic pens after Macron criticism. Euronews (31 A…
“My country has been on the verge of socialism, which has put us in a state of widespread corruption, serious economic recession, high criminality rates and unending attacks on the family and religious values that underpin our traditions.”
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Recorded in: Speech at the 74th UN General Assembly. Statement by Mr. Jair Messias Bolsonaro, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil. United Nations PaperSmart (24 September 2019).
“A few decades ago they tried to change the Brazilian regime and that of other Latin American countries. They have been defeated! Brazilian civilians and military were killed and many others had their reputation destroyed, but we won that war and safeguarded our liberty.”
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Recorded in: Speech at the 74th UN General Assembly. Statement by Mr. Jair Messias Bolsonaro, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil. United Nations PaperSmart (24 September 2019).
“Today, 14% of the Brazilian territory is demarcated as indigenous land, but we must understand that our natives are human beings, just like any of us. They want and deserve to enjoy the same rights as all of us. I want to make it clear: Brazil will not increase its already demarcated indigenous lands to 20%, as some Heads of State would like it to happen.”
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Recorded in: Speech at the 74th UN General Assembly. Statement by Mr. Jair Messias Bolsonaro, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil. United Nations PaperSmart (24 September 2019).
“The views of an indigenous leader does not represent that of all the Brazilian indigenous population. Often some of these leaders, such as Cacique Raoni, are used as a ploy by foreign governments in their information warfare to advance their interests in the Amazon.”
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Recorded in: Speech at the 74th UN General Assembly. Statement by Mr. Jair Messias Bolsonaro, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil. United Nations PaperSmart (24 September 2019).
“Mr Raoni’s monopoly has been brought to an end.”
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Recorded in: Speech at the 74th UN General Assembly. Bolsonaro highlights richness of Amazon forest in UN address. Agência Brasil (29 September 2019).
“This shows that those who attack us are not concerned with the indigenous human being, but with the mineral wealth and biodiversity in these areas. The United Nations has played a key role in overcoming colonialism and cannot accept this mentality to return to these halls and corridors under any pretext.”
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Recorded in: Speech at the 74th UN General Assembly. Statement by Mr. Jair Messias Bolsonaro, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil. United Nations PaperSmart (24 September 2019).
“In my country, we had to do something about the nearly 70 thousand killings and countless violent crimes that annually tore apart the Brazilian population. Life is the most basic human right. Our policemen were the preferred target of crime. Only in 2017, around 400 policemen were brutally murdered. This is changing. Measures were implemented and we managed to cut murder rates in more than 20% in the first six months of my government. The seizure of cocaine and other drugs has reached a record high.”
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Recorded in: Speech at the 74th UN General Assembly. Statement by Mr. Jair Messias Bolsonaro, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil. United Nations PaperSmart (24 September 2019).
“We also visited one of our great partners in the Southern Cone: Argentina. With President Mauricio Macri and our partners from Uruguay and Paraguay, we pushed ideology away from Mercosur. We also have been able to achieve important victories in terms of international trade, by successfully finalizing negotiations that had been going on for decades without a conclusion.”
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Recorded in: Speech at the 74th UN General Assembly. Statement by Mr. Jair Messias Bolsonaro, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil. United Nations PaperSmart (24 September 2019).
“When it comes to matters related to climate, democracy, human rights, to the equality of rights and duties between men and women, and many others, all we need to do is contemplate the truth, following John 8:32: - "An ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
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Recorded in: Speech at the 74th UN General Assembly. Statement by Mr. Jair Messias Bolsonaro, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil. United Nations PaperSmart (24 September 2019).
“We are not here to erase nationalities and overrule sovereignty in the name of an abstract “global interest”. This is not the Global Interest Organization! This is the United Nations Organization. And so it must remain!”
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Recorded in: Speech at the 74th UN General Assembly. Statement by Mr. Jair Messias Bolsonaro, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil. United Nations PaperSmart (24 September 2019).
“With humility and confidence in the liberating power of truth, let me reassure you that you will be able to count on this new Brazil that I represent. Thank you all for the grace and glory of God! Thank you very much.”
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Recorded in: Speech at the 74th UN General Assembly. Statement by Mr. Jair Messias Bolsonaro, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil. United Nations PaperSmart (24 September 2019).
“You teacher is a leftist? Tell her to read the book The Suffocated Truth. Just read it. There are facts, not the blah blah blah of the left.”
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Recorded in: Telling students to read a book by Colonel Carlos Alberto Brilhante Ustra, dictatorship-era torturer, in Brasília, on 30 September 2019. Bolsonaro tells students to read book by dictatorship-era torturer. The Guardian (…
“The interest in the Amazon isn't in the Indian or the fucking tree, it's in the mining. Raoni speaks for his village, speaks as a citizen, [but] doesn't speak for all the Indians, no. He's another one who lives drinking champagne in other countries out there. The world often criticizes the prospector. The cowardice that they do with the environment, as companies from various countries of the world do here in Brazil, no one touches the subject because the bribe, it seems, runs wild.”
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Recorded in: To a group of mining prospectors in Brasília, 1 October 2019. Bolsonaro Says Foreign Interest in The Amazon Is Tied to Mining. Folha de S.Paulo (2 October 2019).
“I regret that the Brazilian press acts that way. All the time lying, distorting, defaming. Do you want to bring me down? I have hard leather; it's going to be hard. Keep lying.”
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Recorded in: In Brasília, on 7 October 2019. Bolsonaro Says that News Coverage of His Administration Is Coward and Crooked. Folha de S.Paulo (8 October 2019).
“I am not going to allow the little flu to knock me down.”
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Recorded in: Said about the Covid-19 pandemic, as quoted in "Bolsonaro Denies that He Called Covid-19 A "Little Flu", Folha de S.Paulo (March 2020)
“That's life. We're all going to die someday.”
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Recorded in: Said about the Covid-19 pandemic, as quoted in "'A little flu': Brazil's Bolsonaro playing down coronavirus crisis", euronews (10 April 2020)
“So what? I'm sorry. What do you want me to do? My name's Messiah, but I can't work miracles.”
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Recorded in: In Brasília, on 28 April 2020, after being told by reporters that Brazil had achieved a record 474 COVID-19-related deaths in a day. 'So what?': Bolsonaro shrugs off Brazil's rising coronavirus death toll. The Guardian …
“For my track record as an athlete, if I was infected with the virus, I wouldn't have to worry.”
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Recorded in: On national television about the request of health authorities asking people to isolate themselves at home to prevent the spread of the virus. As quoted in Bolsonaro: "For my track record as an athlete, if I was infecte…
“There is a lot of people in soccer that are favorable to a return because unemployment is knocking on clubs’ doors too. Footballers, if infected with the virus, have a small chance of dying. That's because of their physical state, because they are athletes. [...] The decision to restart soccer is not mine, but we can help.”
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Recorded in: On restart the Brazilian football leagues, during an interview with Rádio Guaíba, 3 May 2020. As quoted Brazil’s president wants soccer to return amid pandemic (April 30, 2020) by Mauricio Savarese, , and in Brazil's Pr…
“I trust in hydroxychloroquine.”
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Recorded in: Special Report: Bolsonaro bets 'miraculous cure' for COVID-19 can save Brazil - and his life", Reuters, 9 July 2020
“I feel like punching you in your mouth, okay?”
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Recorded in: In Brasília, on 23 August 2020, after being asked by a reporter from O Globo about alleged deposits made by a former aide of his son Flavio Bolsonaro (a senator), into a bank account supposedly belonging to his wife, fi…
“In the Pfizer contract it's very clear: 'we're not responsible for any side effects.' If you turn into a crocodile, it's your problem.”
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“If you become superhuman, if a woman starts to grow a beard or if a man starts to speak with an effeminate voice, they will not have anything to do with it.”
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Recorded in: Brazil's Bolsonaro warns virus vaccine can turn people into 'crocodiles'", France24, 18 December 2020