The Apprentice Meets the Master as Bolsonaro Visits Trump
- Brazil’s president is due at the White House on Tuesday
- Jair Bolsonaro is an ardent admirer of the U.S. president
A supporter of Jair Bolsonaro wears a mask of Donald Trump as he celebrates after Bolsonaro’s election win in Sao Paulo.
Photographer: Miguel Schincariol/AFP via Getty Images
One of the world’s most enthusiastic students of President Donald Trump’s turbulent, Twitter-based style of government will finally meet the master on Tuesday when Brazil’s new head of state visits the White House.
For Jair Bolsonaro, who revels in the “Trump of the Tropics’’ moniker, the trip offers him the opportunity to both drum up business for Brazil and to relaunch his image on the global stage after an underwhelming debut at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The U.S. leader, on the other hand, will relish the attention of an unabashed fan and ally in his combative approach toward China.