He’s also lauded the Brazilian people for conducting a successful  election.

Far right-winger Jair Bolsonaro is politically a polar opposite of President Cyril Ramaphosa.

Nevertheless, the South African leader points to the strong bilateral ties between the two southern hemisphere powers based on human rights, peace and social progress.

Brazil and South Africa share membership of the important BRICS and IBSA formations.

Bolsonaro, with a proudly  authoritarian approach  that attracted Brazilian voters weary of crime and corruption,  will have to find a way to fit into the groupings of developing countries.

Whatever political differences their members may have, they share very pressing economic challenges.

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