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Bolsonaro's Relaxation of Brazil Gun Laws Stirs Unease in Poll
- Nearly 7 out of 10 Brazilians fear being around gun owners
- Only 30% of Brazilians said they’d buy a gun if they could
ByAndrew Rosati
August 31, 2022 at 3:35 PM CDT
President Jair Bolsonaro’s easing of gun control laws has made most Brazilians feel less safe in their historically dangerous nation, a poll found.
Nearly seven out of 10 respondents said they fear being around armed people, in a survey by Quaest released Wednesday. Increased access to firearms raised risks for young people, according to 69% of those polled, while fewer than a third said they would buy a gun if they could.
The number of firearms in circulation has increased since the pro-gun president took office in 2019, arguing that more guns in the hands of “good guys” cuts crime. A former army captain, Bolsonaro is up for re-election October and is trailing his rival, former President Luiz Inacio da Silva, in all major polls.
Well over half of evangelicals, a core part of the incumbent’s base, said they were afraid to be around someone carrying gun. Nearly two-thirds of women expressed the same fear, the poll found.
More:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-31/bolsonaro-s-gun-laws-make-brazilians-feel-less-safe-poll-finds