Author Mario Vargas Llosa backs Bolsonaro over Lula in Brazil election
by Sam Jones in Madrid and Tom Phillips in Rio de Jan from World news | The Guardian on (#5Z5BM)
Peruvian writer criticises incumbent's clowning around' but says he is still preferable to former president
The Nobel prize-winning author Mario Vargas Llosa, Latin America's most eminent living chronicler of power and corruption, has declared a preference for Jair Bolsonaro over Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as Brazil prepares to head to the polls later this year.
The 86-year-old Peruvian writer, who also holds Spanish citizenship, revealed his thoughts on October's election during a talk in Uruguay on Wednesday.
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