RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro cancelled a trip to New York Friday after several companies pulled out of an event where he was to be honoured. In April, the Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce named Bolsonaro 2019 Person of the Year, inviting him to take part in a gala dinner in New York the following month. The chamber rented space at the American Museum of Natural History for the event. The museum later said it would not be hosting the gala honouring Brazil’s far right president amid backlash. Last month, more than 600 European scientists signed a letter saying that “Brazil’s new administration threatens Indigenous rights and the natural areas they protect.”

Source: National Post May 03, 2019 23:48 UTC