Good morning! Eduardo Bolsonaro, tipped to become Brazil’s ambassador to the U.S., meets Donald Trump. Brazil’s GDP numbers come better than expected—what does it mean for the economy in the long haul? (This newsletter is for platinum subscribers only. Become one now!)
Eduardo Bolsonaro to meet Donald Trump
Congress Eduardo Bolsonaro will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump today in Washington, where they will reportedly discuss trade relations and Amazon preservation. The spike in Amazon fires has put Brazil at odds with some of the world’s biggest superpowers, such as France and Germany. Mr. Trump, whose administration has—similar to President Jair Bolsonaro’s—been marked by efforts to roll back environmental policies, was an outlier in siding with the Brazilian leader.
Why it matters. Mr. Bolsonaro’s son Eduardo is tipped to become Brazil’s ambassador to the U.S. and has started a reportedly warm relationship with the Trump clan. After meeting with the U.S. president in March, Eduardo Bolsonaro started to lobby hard for the approval of the AT&T-Time Warner merger in Brazil—which goes against Brazil’s content production and distribution laws.
Embassy. President Bolsonaro has hesitated to formally name his son to the Washington embassy—fearing that the Senate may not approve the nomination....