Three Horizons of Brazil–Russia Relations

... since the collapse of the USSR, Brazil’s right-wing politicians and a significant chunk of the population still view President Vladimir Putin as a Soviet apparatchik who never cut his functional ties to the KGB. The fact that the KGB has itself been defunct ... ... personal account on October 29, 2018. In addition to the tweet, the Russian President also sent a congratulatory telegram. REUTERS Jair Bolsonaro Although Putin probably views the mercurial Bolsonaro with a certain caution, he extended a hand again in a letter ...