A prominent media outlet here had just connected him to two men accused of killing a leftist politician here. “This is a moment of extreme tension in the government,” said Lucas de Aragão, director of a political risk company in Brasilia. “Brazil cannot live with any doubt about the link between the President of the Republic and a murder. We demand answers.”Bolsonaro’s relationship with Rio state governor Wilson Witzel — once a close ally, but now a bitter political rival — appeared broken. ADIn his video, and in comments afterward, Bolsonaro accused Witzel of leaking details of the police investigation for political gain.

Source: Washington Post October 30, 2019 10:38 UTC