Right wing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Moscow Wednesday in the thick of the Ukrainian crisis. Given his disastrous handling of Covid-19 and his standing in polls forecasting next October’s elections, it may be Bolsonaro’s last trip to Russia, or anywhere, as president. If what many observers have called a “new pink tide” of support for left-leaning politicians continues to sweep through Latin America, former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva may banish an increasingly isolated Bolsonaro from office.
Opinion: China and Russia want to surf Latin America's 'pink tide.' It's not so simple
