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Bolsonaro: Brazil’s president tries to take the giant’s phone
A YouTuber who filmed himself hurling insults at Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday nearly lost his phone to the Brazilian president, who tried to snatch it.
Social media influencer Wilker Leão approached Bolsonaro outside the president’s official residence in the capital Brasilia, calling him a “coward” among other taunts.
Footage broadcast by local channel TV Globo shows Bolsonaro grabbing Leão’s shirt and arm. The president’s bodyguard then pulled the YouTuber aside.
Moments later, the influencer was allowed to come back and talk to Bolsonaro.
Bolsonaro began his campaign on Tuesday for the Brazilian presidential election in October.