The far-right frontrunner in Brazil’s presidential election has vowed to “banish red criminals” from the nation.

Jair Bolsonaro gave a speech yesterday which promised to purge left-wing citizens from the country, and achieve “a cleansing never seen in the history of Brazil."

Bolsonaro, an outspoken advocate of military dictatorship, has previously supported the torture and killing of police officers, and the marginalisation of women and the LGBT community.