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Bolsonaro promises military border, chemical castration, and Bukele-style prisons
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Bolsonaro promises military border, chemical castration, and Bukele-style prisons

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Flávio Bolsonaro, a presidential candidate in Brazil, unveiled a security plan called 'Brazil without Fear' that includes a military border wall, chemical castration for rapists, and prison units modeled after El Salvador.
  • The plan proposes declaring criminal organizations like PCC and Comando Vermelho as national narcoterrorist groups, enabling harsher prosecution and financial disruption.
  • Bolsonaro also vowed to increase federal security spending, arm security forces with high-caliber weapons, and build maximum-security prisons designed for "punishment" rather than "resocialization."

Flávio Bolsonaro, a leading presidential candidate in Brazil, has presented a hard-line security agenda dubbed 'Brazil without Fear.' The plan, unveiled in São Paulo, outlines 12 measures aimed at combating crime, including controversial proposals like a military "wall" on the border, chemical castration for rapists, and prison facilities inspired by El Salvador's controversial model.

Speaking at a theater on São Paulo's Faria Lima avenue, Bolsonaro declared that Brazilians are "tired" of living "at the mercy of criminal factions" and promised to "retake control of the country." He was joined by former Lava Jato judge and current senator Sérgio Moro, and former São Paulo Secretary of Public Security Guilherme Derrite.

pésima notícia

— Flávio BolsonaroDescribing the security plan's impact on drug trafficking gangs.

Bolsonaro directed sharp criticism at President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's Workers' Party, calling it "cowardly," "incompetent," and "complicit" with organized crime. He pledged to at least double federal investments in public security compared to the current administration. A key proposal involves officially designating criminal organizations such as the Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) and Comando Vermelho as national narcoterrorist groups, aligning with U.S. policy. This designation, he argued, would allow for "maximum force" prosecution and intelligence efforts to disrupt their finances.

"A bandit armed with a rifle in hand will be a bandit shot by security forces," Bolsonaro stated, promising investments in high-caliber weaponry. He also detailed plans to construct five new maximum-security penitentiaries based on El Salvador's model, transforming prisons into places of "punishment" rather than "resocialization." Inmates deemed highly dangerous would be isolated, denied cell phones, and subjected to monitored visits. Prisoners would also be required to "pay for their stay" through work, with a portion of the earnings supporting victims' families.

Bandido armado com fusil na mão será bandido abatido pelas forças de segurança

— Flávio BolsonaroPromising action against armed criminals.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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