Brazilian right-wing candidate picks army general as running mate

[Judi Lynn]

Brazilian right-wing candidate picks army general as running mate



Carl de Souza, AFP | Federal deputy Jair Bolsonaro launches his campaign for the presidency of Brazil for
October's national election during the national convention of the Social Liberal Party (PSL), in Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil, on July 22, 2018.
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Latest update : 2018-08-06


Far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro picked an army reserve general Sunday to be his running mate for Brazil's October elections.

Bolsonaro, who is the candidate of the Social Liberal Party, announced his choice of reserve Gen. Hamilton Mourao, who belongs to the right-wing Brazilian Labor Renewal Party. Brazilian political parties are small and seek to form alliances in setting their presidential tickets.

Mourao made headlines last year with comments perceived as supportive of military intervention in politics at a time of widespread corruption.

Speaking at a Masonic lodge in Brazil's capital, Mourao said intervention by the armed forces was possible if the country's political problems were not repaired. "Either the courts remove those involved in illicit acts from the public service, or the army will," he said.

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