Bolsonaro Lacks Sufficient Votes to Appoint His Son Eduardo as Ambassador to U.S.

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Jair Bolsonaro’s decision to place on hold the appointment of his son, Deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro, to command the Brazilian embassy in Washington proves that the government does not According to a survey conducted by the newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo, Eduardo had only 15 of the 41 votes needed to secure his nomination, a figure similar to that recorded three months ago when Bolsonaro started campaigning for his son.

According to the poll, 27 senators, one-third of the House’s 81 senators, said they were against the nomination. Eight other legislators said they had not yet decided on their vote and 31 refused to answer the questions.

Not even Senate President Davi Alcolumbre is willing to vote in line with the government’s wishes. Alcolumbre said that he will wait for the result of Eduardo’s evaluation to be submitted to the Foreign Relations Committee to determine his vote.

Over the weekend, Bolsonaro said he would not push for his son’s appointment so that he could “prepare himself better” to face the evaluation.

“It has no date. Let’s pass the vote on the welfare reform, there is no rush. He can prepare himself better to face the evaluation should he maintain the idea of going there. To me, it would be interesting”.

Source: Brazil 247

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