The former Brazilian president faces trouble at home. Therefore, he is currently in the United States. The question is: for how much longer?
A little over a month ago was Jair Messiah Bolsonaro still President of Brazil. Now he munches alone in a fast food joint in Florida, shops price-consciously in a cheap supermarket or accepts gift baskets in the driveway of a family home. He has been living in the USA since the end of December. At the home of a former Brazilian martial artist in a gated community in Orlando. This house has become a place of pilgrimage for emigrant Brazilians. Every day a cluster of his followers gathers, who erupt in cheers when their idol steps out and exchanges a few words with them. Bolsonaro acts like a friend, picks up small children and poses for selfies with their parents.
The former president shares these scenes with his millions of followers on the digital networks. The videos from Bolsonaro’s modest Florida vacation, accompanied by music, end up on Tiktok and Instagram. He neatly maintains the image of the simple and down-to-earth philanthropist who is recovering from the hardships of the past four years in Florida. He constantly recalls the alleged successes of his reign and expresses his dismay at the electoral defeat by the left Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva out of.
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