Brazil's Bolsonaro met with protests in Italy visit


  • World
  • Tuesday, 02 Nov 2021

FILE PHOTO Brazils President Jair Bolsonaro arrives for the G20 leaders summit in Rome Italy October 30 2021. REUTERSGuglielmo MangiapaneFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro arrives for the G20 leaders summit in Rome, Italy October 30, 2021. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane/File Photo

PISTOIA, Italy (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was met by jeering protesters when he visted the Italian town of Pistoia on Tuesday to pay homage to a war memorial dedicated to Brazilian soldiers killed in World War Two.

The right-wing leader, who attended the Group of 20 summit in Rome last weekend, has been criticized for increased deforestation in the Amazon under his government and for his management of the COVID-19 pandemic. His opponents also accuse him of dictatorial behaviour.

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