Jersey swap could highlight tighter US-Brazil ties

(19 Mar 2019) Brazil's new president, who has been dubbed the "Trump of the Tropics," has arrived at the White House for meetings with President Donald Trump. Trump greeted the hard-right Jair Bolsonaro shortly after noon. Bolsonaro arrived with a large entourage that filed into the West Wing after him. During an Oval Office photo-op, the two leaders exchanged national soccer jerseys. The leaders will be sitting down for meetings and participating in a working lunch before holding a joint news conference. During his campaign, Bolsonaro pledged to build closer ties with the U.S. and mimicked Trump's "America First" catch phrase, pledging to put "Brazil First." The two leaders are expected to discuss a range of issues, including ways to increase U.S. private-sector investment in Brazil and resolve the political crisis in Venezuela. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Google+: https://plus.google.com/b/102011028589719587178/+APArchive​ Tumblr: https://aparchives.tumblr.com/​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/5bda4e048282385fe17aec39492041ab