The Global Story: Bolsonaro: Is it all over for the 'Trump of the Tropics'?

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  Here's my colleague, Johnny Diamond.

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  He inspires passion and loathing in equal measure.

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  He rose to the presidency as an outsider,

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  dominating social media and railing against progressive elites.

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  And when he lost power in the election, he refused to concede.

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  Instead, his supporters stormed the Capitol falsely claiming the election had been stolen.

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  But he is not Donald Trump.

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  He is is Jair Bolsonaro, until 2022, the President of Brazil.

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  The similarities led to the nickname Trump of the Tropics.

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  The relationship between the two men is so strong

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  that Bolsonaro was invited to Trump's inauguration.

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  He said he was so excited that he'd stopped taking Viagra.

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  So with Trump back in office, is Bolsonaro on his way back?

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