Brazil's foreign minister, who bashed China and praised Trump, resigns

Ernesto Araujo's resignation ends the most calamitous chapter in the history of the country's diplomacy, critics say

Jair Bolsonaro's ultraconservative foreign minister has resigned after a rebellion from diplomats and lawmakers who accused him of demolishing Brazil's international reputation and putting Brazilian lives at risk by vandalizing relations with China and the US during the coronavirus pandemic.

Ernesto Araujo, a 53-year-old career diplomat famed for his bashing of Xi Jinping's China and devotion to Donald Trump, tendered his resignation on Monday, ending what critics call the most calamitous chapter in the history of Brazilian diplomacy.