Bolsonaro in 10 cartoons
June 18, 2020
This week, Bolsonaro’s Justice Ministry asked the Federal Police and prosecutors to investigate cartoonist Renato Aroeira, because of a cartoon depicting Bolsonaro using a paintbrush to transform a red cross into a swastika.
Cartoonists in Brazil and other countries have made cartoons in solidarity with Aroeira. To show our solidarity, we have collected 10 of our favorite Bolsonaro cartoons here, showing his lack of regard for environment, his misguided approach to the coronavirus and his general incompetence.
Carmelo Kalashnikov - Italy
After the rainforest, Bolsonaro is now cutting down pencils, it seems.
Antonio Rodriguez - Mexico
Cartoonists are often a target of authoritarian leaders...
Rice Araujo - Brazil
...because they expose their shortcomings in one visual. In the case of Bolsonaro, he has been trying very hard to hide the true death toll of the coronavirus in Brazil.
Amorim - Brazil
Although he might just be trying to set a world record.
Anne Derenne - Spain
Of course, would-be dictators do not like to be compared...
Luc Descheemaeker - Belgium
....to other famous examples from history...
Olivier Ploux - France
...or other...
Rice Araujo - Brazil
...pop culture references.
Faditoon - Norway
Also, they don't like it when their mental capacity is questioned.
Vilma Vargas - Venezuela
Vilma Vargas summaries the Bolsonaro presidency as 'darkness and regression', in stead of the 'order and progress' featured on the Brazilian flag.
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