Josiah: Musk’s appointment shows that the new Trump is identical to the old Trump

This is a foreshadowing of things to come. In Brazil, there were people like (Finance Minister Fernando) Haddad and (president Lula’s special advisor) Celso Amorim making statements that Brazil would have a normal relationship with the USA, much like that of Lula’s first terms with George W. .Bush.

Bush is no more; was a conservative, while Trump is an archaic. The Republican Party of yore is over. It was decimated and pulverized by Trump. There’s worse to come. Josias de Souza, columnist at Facto News

Josias warned that Trump’s plans to fill vital positions in his new administration should affect the relationship with the Brazilian government, which must prepare for difficulties in dialogue.

From Brazil’s point of view, Musk’s rise is not good. We all know that he has his connections with Brazil, with Bolsonaro and Bolsonarism. Musk has a fight with the Federal Supreme Court. It does not have the power to influence institutions in Brazil, but it can harass, as it has already done.

Things are getting worse because Trump is considering appointing Marco Rubio as Secretary of State. He is a well-known senator of Cuban descent and a Bolsonaro enthusiast. In practice, the Secretary of State conducts US foreign policy. This character has already made statements against Lula, saying that he is an ally of dictatorships in Latin America and should be treated as an enemy.

We are going to have as the main name of the chancellery in the USA a character who is opposed to Lula. Any intention of Brazilian diplomacy and the Planalto to maintain a normal relationship with Trump, as Celso Amorim classified, is surfing on an illusion. This moderate Trump that some Brazilian authorities assumed would emerge will not exist. He’s an old wives’ character. Josias de Souza, columnist at Facto News