Brazil's Bolsonaro recognizes Biden victory, reaches out to president-elect

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DECEMBER 15, 2020 2:11 PM UPDATED AN HOUR AGO

Brazil's Bolsonaro recognizes Biden victory, reaches out to president-elect

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday congratulated U.S. President-elect Joe Biden for his Nov. 3 election victory, finally accepting the loss of Donald Trump, a political idol with whom he had sought to forge closer bilateral ties.

Biden’s victory and Bolsonaro’s reluctance to recognize it have cast a dark cloud over U.S.-Brazilian relations, which had warmed to the point of discussing a free trade deal last year.

Biden is likely to take a tougher line on Brasilia in areas such as the environment, human rights and trade, leaving the far-right Bolsonaro even more isolated on the global stage.

“Greetings to the President Joe Biden, with my best wishes and the hope that the USA will remain ‘the land of the free and the home of the brave,’” Bolsonaro said in a statement published by Brazil’s Foreign Ministry.

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Brazil's Bolsonaro recognizes Biden victory, reaches out to president-elect (Original post)	Eugene	Dec 15	OP
yeah.... nah.	oioioi	Dec 15	#1
One of t****'s buddies. Another want-to-be dictator.	IsItJustMe	Dec 15	#2
His comment about "the land of the free and the home of the brave" is an insult.	David__77	Dec 15	#3
he can go fuck himself.... he is as depraved as drumpf and the people of brazil	Takket	Dec 15	#4
So the only person left is... Trump then?	Initech	Dec 15	#5

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Tue Dec 15, 2020, 07:47 PM

oioioi (577 posts)

1. yeah.... nah.

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Tue Dec 15, 2020, 08:00 PM

IsItJustMe (6,967 posts)

2. One of t****'s buddies. Another want-to-be dictator.

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Tue Dec 15, 2020, 09:23 PM

David__77 (20,473 posts)

3. His comment about "the land of the free and the home of the brave" is an insult.

It may mean "I hope that you're not the red criminal that it seems that you are." Or, it may mean, "I hope your presidency does not destroy all that's good in America."

It is NOT well wishing - not at all.

I hope he loses the next election or, better, is removed from office before that.

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Tue Dec 15, 2020, 09:25 PM

Takket (13,976 posts)

4. he can go fuck himself.... he is as depraved as drumpf and the people of brazil

have suffered greatly for his covid denial

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Tue Dec 15, 2020, 09:44 PM

Initech (86,625 posts)

5. So the only person left is... Trump then?

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