Social media floods with 'bromance' memes following Putin's praise of Bolsonaro's 'masculinity'
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Other than sharing the speech, Bolsonaro also boasted of Putin's appreciation to a group of supporters present outside the presidential palace
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was beaming on Wednesday after his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin praised him a lot during BRICS summit, inviting a lot of jokes in the social media about the duo's "bromance".
"You were even infected personally by this disease, and withstood the ordeal with great courage," Putin said, according to the transcript shared by Bolsonaro on his official social media account.
"I know that moment must not have been easy, but you faced it like a real man and showed the best qualities of masculinity, such as strength and willpower."
- Palavras do Presidente da Rússia, Vladimir Putin, ao término do encontro do BRICS.
— Jair M. Bolsonaro (@jairbolsonaro) November 17, 2020
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Other than sharing the speech, Bolsonaro also boasted of Putin's appreciation to a group of supporters present outside the presidential palace.
"Anyone see the Russian president's speech yesterday? Did anyone catch that?" the Brazilian president said.
The incident led to the sharing of a lot of memes via social media.
Jair embraces the memes https://t.co/Rr0KYguCga
— Fuminocchi 🇨🇷 (@Fuminodere) November 18, 2020
After praise from Putin, Bolsonaro is looking for a language school to learn to speak "I love you" in Russian.🤡
— Fabio Bocco Vilaça (@fabiovilaca) November 18, 2020
Great, Putin praises Bolsonaro and now watch Trump get Soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
— Duchess Boyles (@DuchessBoyles) November 18, 2020
Jealous that he does something else that is destructive, unthinkable, ludicrous, illegal and his supporters & Republicans praise him PERIOD!
Some people joked that Bolsonaro was apparently flirting with a new partner, referring to Putin post his "break up" with his political idol Donald Trump, after the latter was defeated in the presidential election.
Despite Putin's warm words, Bolsonaro has faced severe criticism for handling the coronavirus pandemic in the country that has killed over 166,000 people, second-highest globally.