bolsonaro's popularity is at a record low and he trails in the opinion polls his opponent, former president dasilva, that bolsonaro is so closely following donald trump's 2020 election script should not surprise us, considering he used the support of prominent figures in trump world. steve bannon said recently that brazil's election was the second-most important in the world, predicting bolsonaro would win, unless the election was stolen by the machines. and donald trump himself endorsed bolsonaro enthusiastically in a statement issued just on tuesday, declaring that the brazilian leader and he were great friends. now, the affinity between the two leaders is well established, bolsonaro has long been called the trump of the tropics, but with the big lie, 9 brazilian leader is emulating the most dangerous aspect of donald trump's presidency and post