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Just Bolsonaro’s party, for instance, went from one to 52 elected representatives (the lower chamber has 513 seats in total), thanks to his personal popularity. Many of those newly elected representatives describe themselves as pro-life, pro-god and pro-gun, and they are likely to add forces to the “beef, bible, and bullet” parliamentary group. Among their main campaign flags is the moralization of politics and society, through the fight against political corruption and crime. In this election, a significant number of candidates linked to police forces or the army have been chosen, as well as religious leaders. Pro-agribusiness groups, in favor of economic exploitation of the Amazon forest, are also stronger in the Chamber. This suggests that conservative agendas like the flexibility of gun regulation, reduction of legal minority age, and more repressive powers to the police will be highly salient for the next years.

Accusing Bolsonaro of "ignorance," critics were scathing in their mockery of the ultraconservative leader, who they said had acted like a "puppet" during his trip aimed at strengthening ties with Washington.

They honed in on Bolsonaro's decision to eliminate visas for American citizens who travel to Brazil, without the US reciprocating, and his support of Trump's controversial immigration policy.