In his first speech as president-elect of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro only made two brief mentions of foreign policy. First, he said he intends to “free Brazil and the Itamaraty [Ministry of Foreign Affairs] from international relations with an ideological bias and maintain relations with developed nations.” And, without referring directly to his opponent, he said that “[Brazil] cannot continue to flirt with socialism, communism, populism, and leftist extremism.”
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