Profile: Jair Bolsonaro - Tropic thunderer

Susan O'Keeffe on the Brazilian president who appears more interested in fighting world leaders than the fires which threaten to destroy the Amazon rainforest

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Appearance: ageing, macho former soldier

Newsworthiness: the Brazilian president appears more interested in fighting world leaders than the fires which threaten to destroy the Amazon rainforest

Jair Bolsonaro is fast becoming a familiar name across the planet, for all the wrong reasons. The burning of the Amazon forest in the past fortnight has put the Brazilian president under the spotlight, but so far he appears to have batted away the unwelcome ...