Al Jazeera English published this video item, entitled “US election: Brazil & Mexico yet to congratulate Joe Biden” – below is their description.
The presidents of Latin America’s two largest countries have held back from congratulating Joe Biden for winning the US presidential race.
Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro has already issued a challenge to the president-elect, threatening him with retaliation if Biden made good on threats to Bolsonaro over the fires in the Amazon.
Mexico’s Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said it was a question of principle: He did not want to meddle in the US’s internal politics and would wait until all legal disputes were resolved.
Al Jazeera’s Monica Yanakiew reports from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Brazil is the largest country in both South America and Latin America.
Its capital is Brasília, and its most populous city is São Paulo. The federation is composed of the union of the 26 states and the Federal District. It is the largest country to have Portuguese as an official language and the only one in the Americas, as well as the most populous Roman Catholic-majority country.
Its Amazon basin includes a vast tropical forest, home to diverse wildlife, a variety of ecological systems, and extensive natural resources spanning numerous protected habitats. Brazil is classified as an upper-middle income economy by the World Bank and a newly industrialized country.
Joe Biden is an American politician serving as the 46th and current president of the United States. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 47th vice president from 2009 to 2017 under Barack Obama and represented Delaware in the United States Senate from 1973 to 2009.
Mexico is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is the most populous Spanish-speaking nation. Mexico City is its capital city and largest metropolis.
Mexico became an independent nation state after the successful Mexican War of Independence against Spain in 1821.
Mexico is a developing country, but has the world’s 15th-largest economy by nominal GDP and the 11th-largest by PPP, with the United States being its largest economic partner. Since 2006, a conflict between the government and drug trafficking syndicates has led to over 120,000 deaths.
Mexico receives a significant number of tourists every year; in 2018, it was the 6th most-visited country in the world, with 39 million international arrivals.
American-Brazilian Journalist, based in Rio de Janeiro, covering Brazil for Aljazeera English. Previously worked in over 30 countries, covering world events. – Source @MonikaKiev Twitter Bio