But the meetings, more than anything else, turned into a love fest between the leader known as “Brazil’s Trump” and the real thing. “He has done a very outstanding job ― ran one of the incredible campaigns,” Trump said with Bolsonaro by his side. That both Trump and Bolsonaro are thrice married apparently does not contradict their version of what constitutes “traditional family lifestyles” ― instead it seems to reinforce it. Both have stacked their governments with military officials that project the sort of strong, honorable image neither Bolsonaro nor Trump is capable of pulling off themselves. Trump and Bolsonaro’s meeting came at an important time for each, with both of the leaders in need of each other’s validation.

Source: Huffington Post March 20, 2019 15:33 UTC