Brazilian political party leader says Jews ‘sacrificed children’

Jefferson, a fervently Christian politician, has led the Labor Party (PTB), since 2003. Once a left-leaning worker’s party, PTB is now a strong supporter of right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro.

A drone view of the Christ The Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Aug. 15, 2020.

A drone view of the Christ The Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Aug. 15, 2020.

(photo credit: FABIO MOTTA/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES)

ByMARCUS GILBAN/JTA

MARCH 23, 2021 03:25