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Brazilians Study the Anti-Trump Playbook to Fight Bolsonaro

By Oliver Stuenkel

Fearing the erosion of democracy, Brazilian journalists, opposition politicians, academics and NGOs try to learn from their counterparts in the U.S.

As promised, Jair Bolsonaro has made emulating and moving closer to the Trump administration the guiding principle of Brazil’s new foreign policy. When Bolsonaro’s son Eduardo, a powerful politician in his own right, visited Washington last month, he proudly wore a “Trump 2020” hat. Domestically, too, Bolsonaro's strategists closely study the rhetoric and policies adopted by Donald Trump, John Bolton and Steve Bannon, and already act accordingly – for example by circumventing traditional media, embracing nationalism, attacking the judiciary, or promising a return to past glory.

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