Brazil's right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro is considering traveling to th...
FILE PHOTO - Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro speaks during a ceremony at the Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia, Brazil May 3, 2019. REUTERS/Adriano Machado
Spokesman Otavio Rego Barros, speaking at a regular press briefing, said plans were still being finalized for a potential trip by Bolsonaro to Dallas for an event to be held between May 14 and 16 at the invitation of Mayor Mike Rawlings. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio had called Bolsonaro “a dangerous man” and several high profile sponsors had pulled out of the event. The gala was also moved from the American Museum of Natural History after the museum came under pressure not to host the event.
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