Bolsonaro planning to skip Americas Summit hosted by Biden, sources say


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  • Wednesday, 11 May 2022

FILE PHOTO: Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro reacts during a ceremony at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil May 4, 2022.REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian far-right President Jair Bolsonaro is not planning to attend the Summit of the Americas next month in Los Angeles, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.

They said Bolsonaro has told his aides he won't be going to the U.S.-hosted gathering of heads of state from across the continent, but gave no reason why.

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