Brazil’s new ultra-right-wing president, Jair Bolsonaro, has openly argued for a US military base in his country. „Who knows if we need to discuss this issue in the future, depending on what happens in the world,“ he said yesterday in a TV interview on a similar question.
The fact that Russia supports left-leaning President Nicolas Maduro in neighboring Venezuela was a worrying development and led to tensions in the region. Bolsonaro, who assumed the presidency on Tuesday, reiterated Brazil’s claim to supremacy in South America.
Bolsonaro wants rapprochement with USA
Former military captain and nationalist Bolsonaro, who has caused indignant, racist and homophobic utterances, is ushering in a new era after three decades of leftist governments in Brazil.
He is a self-confessed fan of US President Donald Trump and is committed to rapprochement with the US. By contrast, the previous socialist government had established close ties between the countries of South America and had clashed with the US several times.
