"I would shoot myself in the testicles, because I do not agree,” said Cartes, 57.

Is that some kind of retroactive form of birth control?

Cartes, a tobacco tycoon under fire for allegedly laundering money and smuggling Paraguayan cigarettes into Brazil, has also compared gays and lesbians to monkeys.

He's currently considered the front-runner in Sunday's presidential elections.

Source: New York Times