Trump congratulates Brazil's Bolsonaro on election win


  • World
  • Monday, 29 Oct 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump points to waiting parents as he and U.S. first lady Melania Trump hand out Halloween candy to trick-or-treaters at the White House in Washington, U.S., October 28, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump called Brazil's President-elect Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday to congratulate him on his election victory and both men expressed a strong commitment to work together, the White House said.

Trump and Bolsonaro agreed to "work side-by-side to improve the lives of the people of the United States and Brazil, and as regional leaders, of the Americas," White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said in a statement.

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