In the US, Bolsonaro wants to show that he is a liberal.
Possible presidential candidate in 2018, Jair Bolsonaro (PSC-RJ) wants to show his "liberal evolution" to investors and businesspeople in the United States; the objective of his trip to the country in October, according to allies, is to undo his image as a developmentalist/nationalist.
247 - Congressman Jair Bolsonaro (PSC-RJ) wants to showcase his "liberal evolution" to investors and businesspeople in the United States. According to allies, the goal of his trip to the country in October is to dispel his image as a developmentalist/nationalist.
Currently second in the polls for the 2018 presidential election, Bolsonaro will give talks at mainstream institutions, which are frequently on the itinerary of Brazilian politicians visiting that country, such as the brokerage firm XP, the Brazil-United States Chamber of Commerce, and the Council of the Americas.
On the other hand, he will have less conventional agendas. In New York, he will visit Rikers Island prison and participate in a debate with the conservative polemicist Olavo de Carvalho. In Boston, he will have breakfast with the Brazilian evangelical community.
The meetings with immigrants will take place at the three scheduled stops on the trip: Miami, Boston, and New York. In the latter, he will have dinner with former volleyball player Ana Paula and fighter Renzo Gracie.
Accompanied by his children, Bolsonaro asked the trip organizers to set aside some time for sightseeing and shopping.
Bolsonaro's allies want to make the trip a turning point in his image. They observe, privately, that the agenda defended by the congressman is conventional by American standards, aligned with traditional right-wing and Republican Party principles.
The information is from Report by Thais Bilenky in Folha de S.Paulo.