Brazil's Bolsonaro may drop plans to make son US ambassador amid backlash

Far-right president faced possible roadblock in senate after report pointed to nepotism

Brazil's far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, has signalled he may abandon controversial plans to make his son ambassador to the United States, amid a fierce political backlash and growing signs Congress may block the move.

"I'm not going to subject my son to failure," Bolsonaro told reporters on Tuesday in what was the first public hint he may be reconsidering his nomination.