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‘Trump of the Tropıcs’ Critics of Brazil’s new president unfavorably compare him to Donald Trump, but JAIR BOLSONARO’s win also marks a move away from socialism and shows the rise of evangelical influence BY JAMIE DEAN
photo by Andre Penner/AP When Fabiane Maria de Jesus stopped to buy bananas on her way home from church on a May afternoon in the Brazilian resort town of Guarujá, the wife and mother of two didn’t know it would be one of the last acts of her life. As she walked home, de Jesus tucked her Bible under one arm and offered a banana to a boy in the street. Within moments, a gang of locals descended on her, beating de Jesus to death. A crowd gathered to watch. She was 33. The ruthless 2014 assault wasn’t the plot of drug lords or gangbangers. The crowd included ordinary locals reacting to a wild rumor: A tale had circulated about a blond woman carrying a satanic book and kidnapping children.
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