‘I love him’ The rapt fervour of Bolsonaro’s supporters
He came on horseback and wore a scowl as he spoke, telling thousands of yellow-clad believers they faced a momentous battle of good against evil. “Good has always triumphed – and this time it will be no different. Good will prevail!” he bellowed as his followers encircled the stage erected to welcome him to this sweltering satellite town in north-east Brazil.
The spe aker was Jair Bolsonaro, the Bible-quoting, far-right populist championed in almost celestial terms by his supporters.
“I love him. He’s my warrior,” said Diego Rodrigues da Silva, 27, an evangelical Christian who had ridden to the event on
