- Title: Brazilians react to Donald Trump victory in U.S. election
- Date: 9th November 2016
- Summary: RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL (NOVEMBER 9, 2016) (REUTERS) RIO DE JANEIRO'S LANDMARK CHRIST THE REDEEMER STATUE THE LANDMARK SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN U.S. FLAG OUTSIDE U.S. CONSULATE VARIOUS OF THE U.S. CONSULATE IN RIO DE JANEIRO (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) LOCAL ENGINEER, SERGIO PESCIOTTA, SAYING: "It's an enormous step backward, a very reactionary person. I don't know what's going to happen. He says he's going to give Mexican's work to build a wall to separate the United States. It's madness." (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) LOCAL ECONOMIST, ARTUR VILELA, SAYING: "I think it was an astonishing victory. Nobody expected this. But I think he's gonna do a good job and we have to cheer for him." (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) LOCAL LAWYER LUCAS HERMETO SAYING: "It interferes with the markets in a very general form in terms of doing business with the United States, it closes the market in the United States to our products, there will be a wave of conservatism across the world. Sadly, the world reflects the tendencies in the United States." VARIOUS OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS EXPERT JOSE LUIZ NIEMAYER IN HIS OFFICE (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS EXPERT JOSE LUIZ NIEMAYER SAYING: "With (Donald) Trump, Brazil will begin to feel, in the short term, a reduction in interest from North American businesses and from the American society to purchase Brazilian products." VARIOUS OF EXTERIOR OF U.S. CONSULATE PEOPLE EXITING THE U.S. CONSULATE EMBLEM OUTSIDE U.S. CONSULATE (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS EXPERT JOSE LUIZ NIEMAYER SAYING: "With Trump, there is a change. It really does seem that he is very concerned with the internal economy and he will prioritize North American businesses and employment. That will entrap international commerce because he will import less from other countries including Brazil." U.S. FLAG OUTSIDE U.S. CONSULATE
- Embargoed: 24th November 2016 13:04
- Keywords: USA elections Donald Trump Brazil reaction
- Location: RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
- City: RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
- Country: Brazil
- Topics: Government/Politics,Elections/Voting
- Reuters ID: LVA00157Q60XZ
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- Story Text: Brazilian reacted on Wednesday (November 9) to the news that Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election, saying they were worried how he would deal with a variety of issues.
Rio de Janeiro resident Sergio Pesciotta described Trump's victory as a step backwards.
"It's an enormous step backward, a very reactionary person. I don't know what's going to happen. He says he's going to give Mexican's work to build a wall to separate the United States. It's madness," Pesciotta said.
Another Rio resident, an economist, suggested the world should cheer Trump on.
"I think it was an astonishing victory. Nobody expected this. But I think he's gonna do a good job and we have to cheer for him," Artur Vilela said.
Around the world, several authoritarian and right-wing leaders commended the billionaire businessman and reality TV star who against the odds won the leadership of the world's most powerful country.
Trump, who has no previous political or military experience, sent conciliatory signals after his upset of Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, pledging to seek common ground, not conflict, with the United States' allies.
"It interferes with the markets in a very general form in terms of doing business with the United States, it closes the market in the United States to our products, there will be a wave of conservatism across the world. Sadly, the world reflects the tendencies in the United States," Lucas Hermeto, a Rio lawyer, said about a Trump victory.
Worried that a Trump victory could cause economic and global uncertainty, investors were in full flight from risky assets.
The U.S. dollar, Mexican peso and world stocks fell on Wednesday but fears of the kind of shock that wiped trillions of dollars off global markets after Britain's "Brexit" vote in June have failed to materialize so far.
Brazilian international relations expert Jose Luiz Niemayer warned of a wave of conservatism.
"With (Donald) Trump, Brazil will begin to feel, in the short term, a reduction in interest from North American businesses and from the American society to purchase Brazilian products," he said.
"With Trump, there is a change. It really does seem that he is very concerned with the internal economy and he will prioritize North American businesses and employment. That will entrap international commerce because he will import less from other countries including Brazil," Niemayer added.
Trump collected enough of the 270 state-by-state electoral votes needed to win a four-year term that starts on Jan. 20, taking battleground states where presidential elections are traditionally decided, U.S. television networks projected. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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