RIO DE JANEIRO ¨C Meggy Fernandes voted for Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil¡¯s 2018 presidential election, attracted by the far-right former army captain¡¯s promise to shake up a hidebound political establishment mired in endless graft scandals.
But after watching him jettison his anti-corruption pledges, strike pacts with the politicians he vowed to shun, and, most importantly, botch Brazil¡¯s coronavirus response, Fernandes, 66, now says she was wrong to place her faith in Bolsonaro.
¡°I¡¯m so revolted by my vote,¡± she said in a supermarket carpark in Rio de Janeiro, at an unusual pro-impeachment rally convened by right-wing groups. ¡°Bolsonaro is overseeing a terrible government. He¡¯s doing a disservice to the nation. His handling of the pandemic is completely wrong.¡±
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