Major businessmen, shooting club owners, gun store owners, and CACs (hunters, shooters, and collectors) help fund campaigns for candidates committed to the arms agenda.
Included in the list are entrepreneurs linked to groups such as Riachuelo, Havan, Três Corações, and Localiza, as well as names in agribusiness.
The aforementioned donations are from candidates who receive support from Proarmas. The entity calls itself a movement in search of the "fundamental right" of self-defense and supports candidates for different positions in the October elections.
In common, they are all in favor of the re-election of President Jair Bolsonaro (PL), a major advocate for arming the population. As Folha showed, Proarmas offered support to candidates who want to run for a seat in Congress in exchange for positions inside the cabinets.
Folha consulted the donations made to 91 candidates — some of whom have not yet provided partial accountability. Altogether they have already received more than R$50 million, R$100.1 thousand of which has been obtained through crowdfunding.
Translated by Cassy Dias