Journal article
The Trump-Bolsonaro Strategic Alignment
Flavia Bellieni Zimmermann
The Australian outlook | Australian Institute of International Affairs | Published : 2019
Abstract
In March, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro paid his first official visit to Washington. Deemed by many to be the “Trump of the tropics,” Bolsonaro’s “big Brazil” narrative echoes President Trump’s “make America great again” populist slogan. While ties between the Bolsonaro and Trump administrations may be growing, they are not a new development. The two populist presidents started forging ties during Bolsonaro’s presidential race last year. In August 2018, Bolsonaro’s son Eduardo Bolsonaro, who is also a Brazilian congressman, tweeted: “It was a pleasure to meet Steve Bannon, strategist in Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. We had a great conversation and we share the same worldview. He..
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