The ‘Trump of the Tropics’ Can’t Get Enough of the Original

Brazil's embattled President Jair Bolsonaro stood by Trump's lies when no foreign leader would. Now, ahead of his own doomed reelection bid, he's hoping Trump returns the favor.

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