Trump Welcomes Pick of Brazil President’s Son as U.S. Ambassador

  • Trump ‘loves’ U.S. relationship with Brazil except for tariffs
  • U.S. president offers praise for Brazilian President Bolsonaro
A rainbow appears over Sugarloaf mountain at Guanabara bay in Rio de Janeiro.

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President Donald Trump welcomed the prospect of the Brazilian president’s son becoming the new ambassador to the U.S., as he played up the chances of a free trade deal with the Latin American nation.

Trump described the pick of Eduardo Bolsonaro, a federal lawmaker, for Brazil’s top diplomatic posting as a “great appointment” in comments to reporters in Washington and downplayed suggestions that it might be considered nepotism. “He’s a brilliant, wonderful young man.”