American media ridicules Bolsonaro.
Jair Bolsonaro's trip to the United States is treated with derision by the American press; "On Tuesday, the man who adopted Trump's combative persona – personally and on Twitter – took his adulation to the White House, where he criticized 'fake news' and predicted Trump's re-election," said CNN; while the New York Times said that Bolsonaro resembles Donald Trump: "a bold nationalist whose populist appeal has a history of making crude statements about women, gays and indigenous groups."
247 The US press was full of praise for President Jair Bolsonaro's (PSL) visit to the country. CNN networkFor example, he said that the Brazilian "sucked up" to President Donald Trump, predicting his reelection in 2020 and praising his fight against "fake news".
"On Tuesday, the man who adopted Trump's combative persona – personally and on Twitter – took his adulation to the White House, where he criticized 'fake news' and predicted Trump's reelection during his first official visit abroad. (...) For now, it's a camaraderie based more on shared tactics, populist rhetoric (in Bolsonaro's case, misogynistic and homophobic) and flattery than any particular issue, although Trump has said that trade, security issues and the ongoing crisis in Venezuela were on the agenda," says the text from the US news outlet.
Already for the New York TimesDuring the meeting, it was as if Trump was looking in a mirror.
"Like other authoritarian leaders Trump has embraced since taking office, Bolsonaro is an echo of the American president: a bold nationalist whose populist appeal comes in part from his use of Twitter and his history of making crude statements about women, gays, and indigenous groups," wrote journalist Michael Shear.
On Monday night, before an interview with the Brazilian president, the network linked to the American right... Fox NewsThe text reinforces Bolsonaro's ties with militia members and also recalls his statements against minorities, such as women and LGBT people, in addition to asking the president's position on the assassination of councilwoman Marielle Franco (PSOL-RJ).