Jair Bolsonaro didn't rush to congratulate Joe Biden.
More than twenty-four hours after the Democrat's proclamation of the US presidential victory, the Brazilian president has remained unusually silent.
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Hope dies last,
" a pessimistic Jair Bolsonaro told his supporters on Wednesday evening as Donald Trump's defeat loomed.
According to the confidences of his advisers, Jair Bolsonaro experienced that of the American president as a personal defeat, as he identified with his model.
Even before his election to the presidency two years ago, the ex-captain proudly claimed the label of "tropical Trump".
Since then, he has prided himself on gestures of “friendship” from the American billionaire, such as an invitation to dine at Mar-a-Lago, his lavish residence in Florida.
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Trump is Bolsonaro's main ally and his defeat is a major loss for the Brazilian president who has sparked disputes with the European Union, the
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