Following his shocking election in 2018, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro clearly hoped to benefit from a profound rightward shift around the world; and for a while, he did. But when voters head to the polls next month, they are likely to tell Bolsonaro that they have seen enough.
FARMVILLE, VIRGINIA – On September 20, Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s far-right president, gave what will most likely be his final address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. Since 1955, Brazil has always gotten the first word at the UN’s annual meeting, simply because, as UN Chief of Protocol Desmond Parker told America’s National Public Radio in 2010, “in very early times, when no one wanted to speak first, Brazil always…offered to do so.”
FARMVILLE, VIRGINIA – On September 20, Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s far-right president, gave what will most likely be his final address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. Since 1955, Brazil has always gotten the first word at the UN’s annual meeting, simply because, as UN Chief of Protocol Desmond Parker told America’s National Public Radio in 2010, “in very early times, when no one wanted to speak first, Brazil always…offered to do so.”