Trump Endorses Bolsonaro’s Stalled Re-Election Bid in Brazil

US has a policy not to pick a side in other nations’ elections
Bolsonaro is trailing Lula in all major opinion polls

Trump, left, shakes hands with Jair Bolsonaro at Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., on Saturday, March 7, 2020. Photographer: Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg

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By Andrew Rosati and Nick Wadhams

September 8, 2022 at 3:14 PM UTC

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September 8, 2022 at 3:40 PM UTC

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Former President Donald J. Trump threw his weight behind his protege Jair Bolsonaro, officially endorsing the Brazilian leader’s stagnated bid for another four-year term.

“‘Tropical Trump’ as he is affectionately called, has done a GREAT job for the wonderful people of Brazil,” Trump wrote on his social media site, Truth Social. “When I was President of the U.S., there was no other country leader who called me more than Jair.”