This combination of pictures created on October 08, 2018 shows US President Donald Trump during the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) annual convention at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida on October 8, 2018, and Brazilian presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro (PSL) during the first presidential debate ahead of the October 7 General Election, at Bandeirantes television network in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on August 9, 2018. PHOTO | MANDEL NGAN AND NELSON ALMEIDA | AFP
Second round run-off vote will be held on October 28 and pit Mr Bolsonaro against Fernando Haddad.
Like Trump, "he's an actor, a candidate who understands nothing about public politics, who talks poorly, but for whatever reason has a fairly inexplicable charisma.
Bolsonaro mirrored Trump's own prolific use of Twitter — and the US leader's oft-repeated accusation that he was a victim of media bias and "fake" news.
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Impetuous, admiring of military men, pro-guns, social media-savvy, accused of misogyny and racism: Brazil's far-right presidential frontrunner Jair Bolsonaro shares more than a few qualities with US leader Donald Trump.
