Bolsonaro gave up receiving a tribute to New York after a rejection campaign against him

The President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, has renounced to attend a tribute held in his honor in New York because of "resistance and deliberate attacks" by his mayor, Bill de Blasio.and "pressure from interest groups," the government said on Friday.

The gala honoring Bolsonaro was organized by the US-Brazil Chamber of Commerce and was scheduled for May 14 in New York.

The event, however, met with resistance from authorities, businesses and cultural organizations in the city against the "far-right ideology" of the Brazilian president, who has a history of badist, racist and racist statements. misogynist throughout his political career.

For this reason, the president, in power since January 1, has decided to cancel his participation in the New York gala, titled "Personality of the Year 2019", as well as the subsequent visit to Miami.

"Given the resistance and deliberate attacks of the mayor of New York and the pressure exerted by interest groups on the institutions that organize, sponsor and host the event each year, the ideology of the activity has been clearly defined.", said the presidential spokesman, Otavio do Rego Barros.

The Bolsonaro honorary gala has sparked controversy since the beginning of its organization, with the Museum of Natural History in New York having decided to cancel dinner to find out who would be honored for it. ;event.

"In mutual respect for the work and objectives of our organizations, we agreed that the Museum was not the best place for the gala dinner of the US-Brazil Chamber of Commerce.", said the Museum and the House in identical messages shared via their Twitter accounts.

The possible tribute to Bolsonaro, much criticized for his environmental policies, was also severely lamented by the mayor of New York, who, in an interview with a local radio, called the Brazilian president a "very dangerous human being" .

"(Bolsonaro) It's dangerous, not only because of its racism and homophobia, but also because, unfortunately, it's the person who has the greatest power to influence what will happen in the Amazon in the future, "said De Blasio.

In addition, at least three corporate sponsors have recently withdrawn their support for the event organized by the US-Brazil Chamber of Commerce.

After the withdrawal of the sponsors, the public bank Banco do Brasil paid $ 12,500 for a table of ten places. According to local press, it is the first time that the entity reserves so many seats at this gala.