The Global Story: Bolsonaro: Is it all over for the 'Trump of the Tropics'?
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.3K Ratings
🗓️ 23 February 2025
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, barred from running for office until 2030, has been charged with plotting a coup after his 2022 defeat. He remains a strong political force. Can he make a comeback?
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, this is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service. |
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| 0:22.3 | Johnny Diamond. He inspires passion and loathing in equal measure. He rose to the presidency as an |
| 0:35.0 | outsider dominating social media and railing against progressive elites. |
| 0:41.0 | And when he lost power in the election, he refused to concede. |
| 0:45.7 | Instead, his supporters stormed the Capitol, falsely claiming the election had been stolen. |
| 0:52.1 | But he is not Donald Trump. He is Jair Bolsonaro, until 2022, |
| 0:59.5 | the president of Brazil. The similarities led to the nickname Trump of the Tropics. The relationship |
| 1:07.0 | between the two men is so strong that Bolsonaro was invited to Trump's inauguration. |
| 1:12.9 | He said he was so excited that he'd stopped taking Viagra. |
| 1:17.0 | So, with Trump back in office, is Bolsonaro on his way back. |
| 1:22.0 | His supporters, and he has lots, would love that. |
| 1:25.9 | But he's been barred from running for election by the courts. |
| 1:29.5 | And now he's been accused of planning a coup. |
| 1:33.3 | Is this the end for Jair Bolsonaro? |
| 1:38.8 | With me today is the BBC South America correspondent Ione Welles. |
| 1:42.3 | She's in Sao Paulo. |
| 1:43.5 | Hi, Ioni. |
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