When it comes to the LGBTQ+ community, Bolsonaro’s stances are even more infamous. Fabiano Contarato, who became the first openly gay representative in the Brazilian Senate in 2018, thanked the governor for his “bravery” in a Thursday tweet. Many prominent figures in Brazil applauded Leite for taking a stand against homophobia and making history in the process. This is not right, it is not correct, it is not tolerable.” “But there has always been some brouhaha, some allusion, a joke from the president, attacks from other politicians. “I go out to dinner with my boyfriend, I do not hide from anyone,” Leite said.
The far-right leader, who was elected to the presidency in 2018, recently made a joke that Leite “might have concealed federal resources in his anus,” as The Guardian reported. He will face off in PSDB’s October primary against João Doria, the governor of Sao Paulo a member of the Federal Senate of Brazil and former opposition leader Arthur Virgílio, according to Al-Jazeera.īut Leite noted that he had already received blowback over his sexuality, saying that his coming out was necessitated by “ever-growing attacks” from political opponents, including Bolsonaro. Leite hoped that the declaration would be a “non-issue” in the upcoming presidential contest.
