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Jair Bolsonaro uses visit to London for Queen’s funeral as ‘election soapbox’

Bolsonaro speaks from balcony
Bolsonaro spoke for 13 seconds about the Queen and almost two minutes about his campaign agenda. Photograph: Eduardo Bolsonaro/YouTube

Brazil’s far-right president Jair Bolsonaro has been accused of using the Queen’s funeral as a political soapbox after he flew into London to deliver a speech to supporters about the dangers of leftists, abortion and “gender ideology”.

Speaking from the balcony of the Brazilian ambassador’s 19th-century Mayfair home on Sunday, the South American populist voiced “profound respect” for the royal family and UK citizens and claimed that honouring Queen Elizabeth II was the “main objective” of his visit to London.

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