Jair Bolsonaro booed and cheered as he is honoured by Italian town
by Angela Giuffrida in Rome from World news | The Guardian on (#5RCXX)
Far-right Brazilian president given honorary citizenship by Anguillara Veneta
Brazil's president, Jair Bolsonaro, was met with cheers and jeers as he visited a small Italian town on Monday to collect honorary citizenship.
Bolsonaro's great-great-grandfather was born in Anguillara Veneta, a town of 4,200 people in the Veneto region. Tensions have been brewing since its far-right mayor, Alessandra Buoso, approved granting honorary citizenship to the far-right leader.
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