Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Michael (Mike) Richard PompeoTreasury sanctions individuals, groups tied to Russian malign influence activities Navalny released from hospital after suspected poisoning Overnight Defense: Pentagon redirects pandemic funding to defense contractors | US planning for full Afghanistan withdrawal by May | Anti-Trump GOP group puts ads in military papers MORE will lead a delegation to the Jan. 1 presidential inauguration of Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro, President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE announced on Monday.

Bolsonaro has been described by some as the "Trump of the Tropics" for his nationalist views. After Bolsonaro met with White House national security adviser John Bolton last month, Bolton called the right-wing populist a "like-mined" partner.

The delegation will consist of Mark Green Mark GreenOn The Money: House panel pulls Powell into partisan battles | New York considers hiking taxes on the rich | Treasury: Trump's payroll tax deferral won't hurt Social Security House panel pulls Powell into partisan battles over pandemic GOP lawmakers want answers from Disney on Mulan, China MORE, administrator of U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); William Popp, the interim chief of the U.S. embassy in Brazil; and Mauricio Claver-Carone, the senior director for Western hemisphere affairs on the National Security Council, according to the White House announcement.

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Top White House officials, including Trump, have met Bolsonaro's victory with enthusiasm.

During a congratulatory call to Bolsonaro after his victory in October, Trump said the U.S. is looking forward to working with Bolsonaro's administration "side-by-side" as "regional leaders of the Americas."

House Democrats in October penned a letter to Pompeo asking him to condemn Bolsonaro, who was then the front-runner for the presidency.

Pompeo after the election, in which Bolsonaro won 55 percent of the vote, called the new Brazilian president to discuss future "cooperation."

Bolsonaro, a longtime Brazilian congressman, has been fiercely criticized for his rhetoric that opponents and activists have called racist, sexist and anti-LGBTQ. He has faced multiple fines and charges for statements targeting black, gay and indigenous Brazilians.

A movement of mainly women called "Ele Não," or "not him," rose up to oppose Bolsonaro in Brazil over the past year, drawing parallels to the U.S.'s "Me Too" movement which has largely opposed Trump.