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Bolsonaro's scorched earth diplomacy could cost Brazil
BY PASCALE TROUILLAUD (AFP) 4 HOURS AGO
Offending French, German, Norwegian and UN leaders along the way, Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has embarked on a diplomatic scorched earth policy that is fueling concern over potential long-term damage to Brazil's global relations.
The far-right head of state has made a habit of speaking undiplomatically, wading into disputes with foreign leaders particularly when it comes to defending Brazil's sovereignty over the Amazon and its human rights record.
A graphic in the leading Brazil daily Estado de Sao Paulo shows "Bolsonaro's international controversies" and lists no fewer than 12 countries or regions he's managed to insult.
His latest target is Chile's former president Michelle Bachelet, whom he took aim at this week by lauding how "communists like her father" were dealt with by the 1970s Augusto Pinochet regime. Bachelet's father died in prison in 1974 after being tortured.
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