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Reuters
Reuters
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Lisandra Paraguassu and Anthony Boadle

Biden and Bolsonaro to have awkward first meeting at Americas summit

FILE PHOTO: Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro gestures as he attends a news conference at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil June 6, 2022. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden have never seen eye-to-eye, but they have agreed to an awkward, hastily arranged meeting in Los Angeles on Thursday for their own different motives.

Biden reached out to Bolsonaro, a far-right populist, in a last-ditch attempt to save a hemispheric summit, while Bolsonaro will use a meeting with the world's most powerful man to boost his image as he heads into a tough re-election campaign.

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