Brazil's new far-right President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday blasted the UN's global migration pact, a deal he has promised to pull out of, saying decisions about who was able to come into his country need to be "sovereign".
In a series of tweets, Bolsonaro declared "defending national sovereignty" would be a priority of his government.
"No to the migration pact … We shall establish rules without external influence, seeking to better the lives of those who reside legally in Brazil – citizen or immigrant alike," Bolsonaro said, referring to the UN's Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM).
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