Son of Brazil’s Leader Touts Burger Job in Pitch for Envoy Post
- Backlash mounts as Eduardo Bolsonaro considered for U.S. job
- Political row could imperil president’s legislative agenda
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Brazilian lawmaker Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of the nation’s president and winner of the most votes in parliamentary elections, has lobbied for a top foreign policy post by touting his experience flipping burgers while an exchange student in the U.S.
The father, Jair Bolsonaro, is facing an intensifying backlash, even from his supporters, after mentioning that is considering nominating his son to be ambassador to the U.S. Lawmakers criticized the move, the Brazil diplomats’ association registered opposition and jokes and memes inundated social media. Any challenge over what some perceive as nepotism will have to be addressed by the Supreme Court.