FILE PHOTO: Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro poses for pictures after an inauguration ceremony of the new Culture Secretary Regina Duarte (not pictured) at the Planalto Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil March 4, 2020. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro sent out a trumpet-playing, banana-throwing impersonator to work a crowd in Brasilia on Wednesday, before joining him for a standup routine in one of the most surreal moments of his unorthodox presidency.
Bolsonaro, a far-right former army captain who has vowed to kick-start Brazil's economy and end years of crime and graft, dodged questions on weak economic data during the bizarre scene, which was broadcast live on his Facebook page.
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