Brazil business community rallying around rightist
SAO PAULO (AP) — Business leaders and financial markets in Latin America's largest economy are shaking off their misgivings to coalesce around the candidacy of poll leader Jair Bolsonaro, a retired army captain who has repeatedly said he doesn't understand the economy. For many Brazilians, Bolsonaro's candidacy in Sunday's vote has long provoked fears because of his penchant for waxing nostalgic about the country's 1964-1985 dictatorship, along with his steady stream of derogatory comments about women, blacks, indigenous peoples and gays. For their part, industry leaders worried about what they saw a big-government, populist streak in past statements and his voting record.
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