Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro’s motorbike video may backfire
Legal expert says any regular citizen would be punished for breaking transport laws
It was the latest populist ruse from a president who wishes to portray himself as a man of the people: a late-night motorbike ride designed to show Jair Bolsonaro had two wheels firmly on the ground.
But the Easter escapade – a video of which was duly published on the social media account’s of Brazil’s far-right president – may have backfired.