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Brazil Election: Bolsonaro Says He’d Work With US, China as President

Bloomberg Markets Thursday 08 October 2026, 16:27 UTC By Augusta Saraiva and Daniel Carvalho 1 min read
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Bolsonaro Says He Would Work With US, China as Brazil’s President Flávio Bolsonaro said he would work with the US and China if he becomes Brazil’s president, after a surprise election performance left him poised to join a wave of conservative leaders pushing Latin America closer to Washington. “I’m not going to pick sides,” Bolsonaro said at an event in Brasilia on Thursday. “My side will be the Brazilian people, whether we’re dealing with China, Israel, the Middle East, Argentina or India.

Bolsonaro Says He Would Work With US, China as Brazil’s President Flávio Bolsonaro said he would work with the US and China if he becomes Brazil’s president, after a surprise election performance left him poised to join a wave of conservative leaders pushing Latin America closer to Washington. “I’m not going to pick sides,” Bolsonaro said at an event in Brasilia on Thursday. “My side will be the Brazilian people, whether we’re dealing with China, Israel, the Middle East, Argentina or India. It doesn’t matter. That’s how I’m going to govern.”
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