Rare Moment! President Jair Bolsonaro attends India's Republic Day celebrations in Brasilia

New Delhi, January 28: Showing their respect and love towards India, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro attended India's Republic Day celebrations organized by the Indian embassy. During the event, Bolsonaro called India a 'brotherly nation'. The event was held in the national capital Brasilia.

 

Interestingly, not only Jair Bolsonaro but the entire cabinet of the Brazilian government was present at the occasion. Chief of Naval Forces, Joint Chief of Staff also attended the Republic Day celebrations.

 

 

 

Attending the event Bolsonaro, expressed, "Brazil and India have increasingly drawn closer and closer... on this occasion as we celebrate India's Republic Day, kindly convey Mr. Ambassador to PM Modi, whom I see a close friend, kindly send my best wishes to prosperous India."

 

Expressing the gratitude towards India for providing Covid vaccine, HCQ, and Paracetamol to the country in 2020 amid coronavirus pandemic, Bolsonaro pointed out, "India has also lived up to all of the agreement and the commitments that were undertaken towards Brazil in the course of 2020."

 

 

 

 

It should be noted that New Delhi had invited the Brazilian President as the chief guest of India's Republic Day celebrations at Rajpath in 2020.

 

Bolsonaro's this move was the very rare moment for India as usually Presidents and Prime Ministers, especially of big countries, don't attend the national day events organized by embassies. It shows the strong bond between the two countries India and Brazil.

 

Last week, India had sent a commercial supply of 20 lakh doses of India-made COVID-19 vaccines, following which, Bolsonaro thanked India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a very unique way.

 

 

 

 

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