Brazil – did they really say that?
Inspired by the recent apparently racist statements by congressman Jair Bolsonaro, the news site Terra decided to compile a slide show of some of the shockingly inappropriate things Brazilian politicians have said. If you don’t speak Portuguese, it’s worth trying with google translate. Some standouts:
“If you’re feeling a sexual urge, rape but don’t kill,” said federal congressman Paulo Maluf.
“Women work on their back and rest on their feet,” said Clodovil Hernandes, a federal congressman elected from Sao Paulo
“Who hasn’t had a mistress that needed an abortion?” asked Rio de Janeiro state Governor Sergio Cabral when arguing for legalizing abortion in Brazil.
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