President Donald Trump boasted about his 'strong' relationship with scandal-plagued Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Friday, after cancelling plans to reinstate steel tariffs on the country.
a prominent journalist,"Your face looks an awful lot like a homosexual's," before adding"but that's no reason to accuse you of being a homosexual." Some in Brazil have suggested that the comments from Bolsonaro were intended to distract attention away from the scandal.
President Donald Trump with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro at a joint press conference at the White House's Rose Garden March 19, 2019.Trump and Bolsonaro are believed to enjoy a close relationship and a number of parallels have been drawn between the pair in the past. Leading up to his 2018 election, Bolsonaro was dubbed"Brazil's Trump" by a number of international observers.
In addition to a similar style of right wing populism, the two share an outspoken disdain for the press. Like Trump, the Brazilian president regularly disparages the media for their"unfair" reporting. In October, Bolsonarothe license of a television network that broadcast a news report concerning a scandal indirectly linking him with the 2018 murder of a Rio de Janeiro politician.
The corruption scandal Bolsonaro was questioned about Friday involves his son, Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro. The younger man was allegedly involved in a money laundering scheme involving real estate purchases and a chocolate shop called"Bolsotini." Addresses related to the Bolsonaro family were raided Thursday as part of the ongoing investigation, which has uncovered alleged ties between the family and organized crime in Rio. The Bolsonaros have denied any allegations of wrongdoing.
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