There’s been much made in the global media about President-Elect Jair Bolsonaro being the “Brazilian Trump.” Is he? Here’s a WPI overview.

Yesterday White House National Security Advisor John Bolton called Bolsonaro a “like-minded leader.” He said that his election as well as that of President Ivan Duque in Colombia are “positive signs for the future of the region, and demonstrate a growing regional commitment to free-market principles, and open, transparent, and accountable governance.”  The most impactful action is any potential change in Brazil’s diplomatic and trade relations with China. During the election, the Chinese embassy in Brasilia issued criticisms of then-candidate...