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Bolsonaro Criticizes Possible Presidential Victory of The Left in Argentina
The President says that Rio Grande do Sul could become Roraima in reference to Venezuela
Aug.13.2019 8:49AM
President Jair Bolsonaro (PSL) on Monday mourned the opposition's victory in Argentina's primary elections, indicating the possible defeat of his ally Mauricio Macri in the October elections. The declaration was made in Pelotas (RS), at an event to inaugurate 47 km of highway duplication BR-116.
On Sunday (11), the ticket led by Alberto Fernández, who has former President Cristina Kirchner as his vice, won 47% of the vote, surpassing the current president by more than 15 points.
If Fernández repeats the same numbers in the actual election in October, he would be elected in the first round. He must have more than 45% of the vote or more than 40% and at least ten percentage points of advantage.
Bolsonaro said Rio Grande do Sul could become the state of Roraima if Cristina Kirchner returns to power, comparing Venezuela from Maduro to Argentina.
"Don't forget, in the south, in Argentina, what happened in yesterday's elections. Cristina Kirchner's class, which is the same as Dilma Rousseff's, Hugo Chavez, Fidel Castro, gave a sign of life. Gaucho people, if this leftist back in Argentina, we may have in Rio Grande do Sul a new state of Roraima," he said.
More:
https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/internacional/en/world/2019/08/bolsonaro-criticizes-possible-presidential-victory-of-the-left-in-argentina.shtml