Mr. Bolsonaro is the latest to be added to the list. A former army captain who served for decades in the Brazilian congress, Mr. Bolsonaro vaulted onto the international scene by winning his country’s elections last year. He made his first international appearance as president when he attended the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, last month. “So, there’s a great deal of fake news certainly around — the Brazilian population has after all learned how to use social media. A senior administration official, who declined to be identified, told reporters that the United States appreciates Brazil’s provision of humanitarian aid to Venezuela and its support for Interim President Juan Guaidó.

Source: New York Times March 19, 2019 16:52 UTC