Brazil's Bolsonaro makes stumbling start as president
Sao Paulo, Jan. 18 -- A few days after being inaugurated, new Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced a tax increase, only to have his chief-of-staff say hours later that the boss "had been wrong."
The former army captain also said he would be open to putting a U.S. base in his country, but military leaders quickly squashed the idea.
And the day after the nascent administration announced plans to abolish a land-reform program, officials said it would actually remain intact.
The far-right leader's first two weeks on the job have been filled with missteps and communication gaffes and little of his promised sweeping changes - underscoring a steep learning curve for a president elected on promises to overhaul much of daily life in Lat...
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