Jair Bolsonaro was to receive the person of the year award from the Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce. But after local politicians put up a fuss and key sponsors dropped out, he canceled the trip.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro speaks during a ceremony on April 30 at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia. By Siobhán O'Grady Siobhán O'Grady WorldViews reporter Email Bio Follow May 4 at 2:47 PM It started with the venue.
Suddenly, the museum was at the center of an international controversy, eager to distance itself from the event’s honoree.“We are deeply concerned, and we are exploring our options,” the tweet said. Four days later, the museum announced the gala would no longer take place there, saying that the chamber and the museum agreed it was “not the optimal location.”Now, weeks after the museum backed away from the event, Bolsonaro announced he is no longer coming to New York at all.
His “overt racism, homophobia and destructive decisions will have a devastating impact on the future of our planet,” de Blasio wrote. The chamber did not immediately return a phone call but its website said the event will take place as scheduled. Kathleen Duffy, a spokesperson for Marriott’s hotels in New York, told The Post that the event was still scheduled for May 14. As The Post previously reported, Marriott’s chief executive, Arne Sorenson, wrote in a blog post this week, “Allowing a group to use our facilities in no way suggests we endorse its views.
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