RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s national security adviser John Bolton will visit Brazil\u2019s far-right President-elect Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday to discuss regional security issues and build on the ideological affinity between the two leaders.<\/p>\n
Bolsonaro is an admirer of the American president and, like Trump, took the political establishment by surprise when he won office in October riding a wave of anger against traditional politicians.<\/p>\n
He has vowed to sweep out corruption, crack down on crime and align Brazil closely with the United States in a shift toward conservative nationalism.<\/p>\n
His transition team said the meeting with Bolton at Bolsonaro\u2019s Rio de Janeiro home will also be attended by his future defense minister, retired general Fernando Azevedo, and incoming foreign minister Ernesto Araujo, an anti-globalist who believes climate change theory is a Marxist invention.<\/p>\n
Bolsonaro has threatened to follow Trump\u2019s lead and pull Brazil out of the Paris climate agreement, despite having the world\u2019s biggest rain forest in the Amazon. On Wednesday, he said he pushed the government to withdraw Brazil\u2019s offer to host the United Nations climate conference next year, maintaining that Brazil\u2019s sovereignty over the Amazon was at stake.<\/p>\n
Bolton told reporters on Tuesday in Washington that Bolsonaro\u2019s election was a \u201chistoric opportunity\u201d for Brazil and the United States to work together on security, economics and other issues. Thursday\u2019s meeting would prepare the ground for Trump and Bolsonaro to \u201cget off to a running start,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
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