Jair Bolsonaro, also infamously known as 'Trump of Brazil', was sworn in as president on Tuesday.
Born in 1955 to a Catholic family with Italian roots, Bolsonaro served as a paratrooper in the military before starting his political career in 1988 as a Rio de Janeiro city councilor. He was an army captain during Brazil's brutal military dictatorship (1964-1985).
Two years later, he was elected to the lower house of Congress, where he has been since.
(Photograph:Reuters)