Latin America

Ideology and trade pose Iran dilemma for Bolsonaro government

A week after a U.S. drone attack killed Iran’s top military official, General Qassim Suleiman, in Baghdad, Brazil’s far-right President Jair Bolsonaro took to Twitter to post a picture of his political nemesis, former President Lula da Silva, next to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the president of Iran from 2005 to 2013. The picture came with a quote from the Brazilian Constitution, which states that “Brazil defends peace and repudiates terrorism.” 

Mr. Bolsonaro’s supporters answered the tweet with comments praising U.S. President Donald Trump, saying Brazil should “stop supporting bloody dictatorships.”

Unfortunately, such comments are not motivated by adamant support for democratic values, as Mr. Bolsonaro’s praise of brutal Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet did not raise many eyebrows among his supporters....

Lucas Berti

Lucas Berti covers international affairs — specialized in Latin American politics and markets. He has been published by Opera Mundi, Revista VIP, and The Intercept Brasil, among others.

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