{"id":400176,"date":"2019-03-18T20:03:45","date_gmt":"2019-03-18T19:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/fascist-jair-bolsonaro-arrives-to-meet-with-trump\/"},"modified":"2019-03-18T20:03:45","modified_gmt":"2019-03-18T19:03:45","slug":"fascist-jair-bolsonaro-arrives-to-meet-with-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/fascist-jair-bolsonaro-arrives-to-meet-with-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Fascist Jair Bolsonaro Arrives to Meet With Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>As Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro arrived in Washington, D.C. on Sunday ahead of a planned meeting with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump, demonstrators rallied outside the White House to condemn the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ruptly\/status\/1107476377157013504\">horrible politics of division<\/a>\u201d deployed by both leaders to gain power and harm vulnerable communities.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. trip represents Bolsonaro\u2019s first<span> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2019\/mar\/18\/jair-bolsonaro-us-visit-alliance-trump\">bilateral meeting with another head of state <\/a>since his inauguration in January, which followed a presidential campaign filled with<span> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2018\/oct\/22\/brazils-jair-bolsonaro-says-he-would-put-army-on-streets-to-fight\">fascistic threats<\/a><span> <\/span>and attacks on the LGBTQ community, women, and people of color.<\/p>\n<p>Since taking office, Bolsonaro has moved quickly to<span> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/2019\/01\/03\/trump-applauds-brazils-new-fascist-president-bolsonaro-wastes-no-time-attacking\">curtail the rights<\/a><span> <\/span>of marginalized people,<span> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/2019\/01\/04\/bolsonaro-unveils-mass-privatization-plan-brazil-while-slashing-taxes-rich-and-wages\">privatize Brazil\u2019s public services<\/a>, and<span> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2019\/jan\/02\/brazil-jair-bolsonaro-amazon-rainforest-protections\">open the Amazon to business exploitation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"truth-post-content-high  inline-callout-container\" id=\"truth-769654740\">\n<div class=\"truth-post-content-high\" id=\"truth-1230665650\">\n<aside class=\" inline-callout inline-callout--subscribe inline-callout--dark\" id=\"truth-952778780\">\n<h2>Don\u2019t miss a beat<\/h2>\n<p>Get the latest news and thought-provoking analysis from Truthout.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Protesters denounced this agenda on Sunday with signs reading, \u201cUnite Against Hate\u201d and, \u201cCut Down Business, Save the Amazon.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Protests against Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro outside the White House, ahead of his arrival in Washington later today. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/w8zmuejWgF\">pic.twitter.com\/w8zmuejWgF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Travis Waldron (@Travis_Waldron) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Travis_Waldron\/status\/1107339939434455040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 17, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Thanks to anti-fascist friends old and new for joining the protest against Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro today in front of the White House. DC United Against Hate stands strong against dictators, here and abroad, now and forever!\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/htj35HZ64S\">pic.twitter.com\/htj35HZ64S<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ResistanceBEATS (@ResistBEATS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ResistBEATS\/status\/1107379730955694080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 17, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As<span> <\/span><em>France 24<\/em><span> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afp.com\/en\/news\/15\/bolsonaro-visit-trump-firm-conservative-alliance-doc-1em87f3\">reported<\/a>, the Trump-Bolsonaro meeting \u2014 which is scheduled for Tuesday \u2014 will focus on strengthening military and economic ties between the U.S. and Brazil.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring the visit, Brazil could seek the status of \u2018major non-NATO ally\u2019 (MNNA), which gives a country preferential access to the purchase of U.S. military equipment and technology, including free surplus material, expedited export processing, and prioritized cooperation on training,\u201d according to<span> <\/span><em>France 24<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to trade and&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/truthout.org\/articles\/fascist-jair-bolsonaro-arrives-to-meet-with-trump\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro arrived in Washington, D.C. on Sunday ahead of a planned meeting with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump, demonstrators rallied outside the White House to condemn the \u201chorrible politics of division\u201d deployed by both leaders to gain power and harm vulnerable communities. 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