As resistance mounts, Brazil’s Bolsonaro sticks by son for U.S. envoy

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's right-wing president, Jair Bolsonaro, plans to push ahead with the appointment of his son Eduardo for ambassador to the United States despite accusations of nepotism and mounting resistance in his country's Congress. The tussle with the Senate over his son's appointment risks further isolating the firebrand president within Congress, where other leaders have taken up the momentum in passing legislation. With polls suggesting he might lack the required votes for approval by the Senate, Bolsonaro said on Tuesday he could pull the nomination, telling reporters: "I'm not going to subject my son to failure." But by Wednesday, the former army captain had U-turned, saying there would be no retreat and Eduardo's name will be presented next month to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for approval before the full 81-seat chamber

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