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Rio de Janeiro: Meggy Fernandes voted for Jair Bolsonaro in Brazilâs 2018 presidential election, attracted by the far-right former army captainâs promise to shake up a hidebound political establishment mired in endless corruption scandals.
But after watching him jettison his anti-corruption pledges, strike pacts with the politicians he vowed to shun, and, most importantly, botch Brazilâs coronavirus response, Fernandes, 66, now says she was wrong to place her faith in the man some call the Trump of the Tropics.
âIâm so revolted by my vote,â she said in a supermarket carpark in Rio de Janeiro, at an unusual pro-impeachment rally convened by right-wing groups. âBolsonaro is overseeing a terrible government. Heâs doing a disservice to the nation. His handling of the pandemic is completely wrong.â