Jair Bolsonaro, elected in 2018, openly endorsed Donald Trump’s candidacy for re-election
Brasilia:
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, an ally of Donald Trump who has visibly refrained from recognizing Joe Biden’s victory in the US presidential election, will congratulate “the one who will be elected” when “the time is right”, his vice-president said on Monday. President.
Bolsonaro, a far-right politician sometimes referred to as the ‘tropical Trump’, is among the few world leaders not to congratulate Biden after being declared the winner in last week’s election – a fact that drew criticism from opponents of the leader Brazilian.
Referring to Trump’s accusations that the vote was marred by widespread “fraud”, Brazilian Vice President Hamilton Mourao said Bolsonaro is waiting for those allegations to be resolved.
“I believe that the president is waiting for the end of all this mess, the argument as to whether there were any false votes or not, before commenting,” Mourao said.
“Obviously when the time comes he will send Brazil’s congratulations to whoever is elected,” he added, not mentioning Biden by name.
Trump alleges the election was “rigged,” although he has not provided any concrete evidence, and analysts say he will find it difficult to make his case in court.
Bolsonaro, who was elected in 2018, openly endorsed Trump’s candidacy for re-election, breaking with Brazilian diplomatic tradition.
True to the style of confrontation he shares with Trump, he also clashed with Biden when the latter said during the campaign that the United States should push Brazil to better protect the Amazon rainforest.
Bolsonaro, who presided over a wave of deforestation and forest fires in the world‘s largest rainforest, said the statement was “disastrous and unnecessary.”
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