Brazil's new President: "Tropical Trump"

And as such he very predictably gets attacked - here's one from Yahoo! News. He got 56% of the vote in the Brazil National Election.

I don't know much about the guy but if Yahoo! trashes him he's probably OK. Oh, and he survived an assassination attempt - the knife wound didn't kill him. 

Bolsonaro calls himself an admirer of Donald Trump, and has similarly tapped a deep national malaise -- in Brazil's case, one caused by crime, an ailing economy and the never-ending "Car Wash" corruption scandal that has stoked fury at the political class. "He talks about 'politicians' as if he weren't part of that world. He wants to come across as a strongman, a hardliner, who will fight corruption," said Michael Mohallem, a law professor at the Getulio Vargas Foundation. Bolsonaro sealed the support of the business sector, as well as Brazil's powerful "Beef, bullets and Bible" caucus -- comprising the farming lobby, security hardliners and Evangelical Christians.

Here is his victory speech.

 

Comments

[Sweat]

It's great to see Trumpism spreading to other countries like this.

GO 'THE DONALD' GO ! ! !

Make Brazil Great Again !

[Jessica]

The media is already fast attacking Bolsanaro just like they did to Trump. I'm sure they will try to destroy him in the same fashion they try with Trump but are unsuccessful. Hopefully Bolsanaro will be tough and have awesome body guards. He did survive a stab wound. It will take years for him to make change to Brazil since it has been a very long (over a decade) of failed left wing and socialist policies and severe corruption. Regardless, the people have spoken and made a sound choice that will start turning negative things around in the long run. Make Brazil Great Again!

[Sweat]

Bolsonaro must become like a bird and start tweeting like Trump. It's very hard to catch a bird because they're so fast and quick.

Go Bolsonaro Go ! ! !