An aide to Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva wants to delay the Nov. 20 election for leader of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) until next year and is seeking U.S. support for the move.
Former Finance Minister Guido Mantega, who is on Lula's transition team, said he sent a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, and spoke with representatives of other Latin American countries "to look for a candidate that represents union."
"The Bolsonaro government would not be able to convince anyone, countries do not like the Bolsonaro government and the Bolsonaro management," he said in an interview with TV channel GloboNews, adding he had talked to Lula about his move.