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As a foreign correspondent put it, on October 7th, the first round of elections in Brazil were won by an authoritarian, racist, machista, homophobic politician: someone who embodies the most regressive values is hoping to become the next president of Brazil.
He ended up with a higher number of votes than anticipated by the polls, snatched a victory in the first round and painted almost the whole country - except for the northeast – with his colours.
