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Congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro to be named Brazil’s ambassador to Washington
President Jair Bolsonaro has confirmed he has selected his son Eduardo to man the most important position in Brazilian diplomacy: serving as ambassador to the U.S. The pick underscores the prominent role played by the president’s family in government and his distaste for protocol. Due to the office’s importance, it has traditionally been occupied by seasoned diplomats only—with the last pick from outside the Foreign Affairs Ministry’s ranks coming in 1966.
Eduardo Bolsonaro is in his second term as congressman, and in 2018 was the candidate to receive the most votes in history, amassing over 1.8m votes in São Paulo. The youngest of the three Bolsonaro brothers in public office, Eduardo has had his father’s ear in international affairs; in fact, he has a higher profile than the current foreign minister, Ernesto Araújo. A similar level of prominence by a member of...