Brasilien. Drug Policies of the Brazilian Presidential Candidates
Brasilien. Drug Policies of the Brazilian Presidential Candidates
(...) Jair Bolsonaro, currently leading the polls, is a polarising figure in the country – known among some as the “Trump of Brazil” because of his right-wing, populist views. He unequivocally favours intensifying the crackdown on people involved with drugs.
Bolsonaro has, on numerous occasions, said that police should kill people suspected of drug trafficking.
He draws his inspiration from President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines, whose hard-line approach has led to over 12,000 deaths of people for alleged involvement with drugs. Bolsonaro has said that Duterte “did the right thing for his country”. (Talking Drugs, UK, 27.09.2018)
https://www.talkingdrugs.org/drug-policies-brazil-haddad-bolsonaro