Diplomats 'perplexed' Bolsonaro wants to appoint his son ambassador to US

Far-right president told reporters he was considering Eduardo Bolsonaro for the position despite lack of diplomatic experience

Brazilian diplomats have reacted with scorn and dismay to reports that Jair Bolsonaro wants to make his son Eduardo the country's ambassador to the US, despite his lack of diplomatic experience.

"Most of my colleagues are perplexed and in shock," said a source at Brazil's foreign ministry, speaking on condition of anonymity. "Not less because it's a case of nepotism " But also because he does not have the qualifications for the job."