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Brazil’s new president Jair Bolsonaro does not mince words. On the eve of his ascension, the right-wing politician and former paratrooper announced over Twitter that he would issue an immediate decree easing gun laws and will work to “fight the Marxist trash” be says is being taught in Brazil’s classrooms, according to France24. The announcements underlined Bolsonaro’s desire to break with decades of center-left rule in Brazil, as he prepares to take over from President Michel Temer, a center-right caretaker figure who served the past two years and finished with historic unpopularity. They also reinforced the similarity between Bolsonaro and US President Donald Trump, who has taken pride in keeping many of his own promises to his base regardless of the bitter national disunity that has resulted. Bolsonaro, 63, won election in October on an anti-crime, anti-corruption platform. He triumphed against a candidate from the left-wing Workers Party, which had held the presidency between 2003 and 2016 before graft and financial mismanagement soured its image with voters. A tepid exit from a record-busting recession also spurred appetite for change. -France24. Bolsonaro coasts into office with a 75% approval rating that will undoubtedly make his agenda far easier to carry out. LEES HET HELE VERHAAL OP ZEROHEDGE