I fried burgers: Bolsonaro Jr makes case to be Brazil's US envoy

"I did an exchange, I fried hamburgers," the federal lawmaker told reporters, a day after his father said he was considering appointing him to Brazil's most important diplomatic posting, sparking accusations of nepotism.

Eduardo, who has close ties to the US far right, also pointed to his role as head of the Foreign Relations Committee as further evidence of his suitability for the job.

Despite being a congressman in the lower house, the third of Bolsonaro's four sons shadows his father on official trips abroad, including the recent G20 summit in Japan.

He accompanied the Brazilian leader to a private meeting with US President Donald Trump during a diplomatic visit to Washington in March.

Eduardo met with Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo on Friday, who he said "expressed his support" for the appointment.

Bolsonaro senior said Thursday his son's friendship with Trump's children and his ability to speak English and Spanish made him "the right person" for the job.

Eduardo turned 35 on Wednesday, Brazil's minimum legal age for ambassadorships.

But the decision is up to Eduardo, Bolsonaro added, who would have to resign from Congress and secure approval by the Senate.

Eduardo said Thursday he had not yet received a formal offer but would accept the role.

Former Trump advisor Steve Bannon, the founder of a far-right movement that Eduardo joined in February, praised the possible appointment.

He would "arrive in the job with the knowledge of the actors, the issues and the opportunities," Bannon was quoted by Brazilian daily Estado de S. Paulo as saying.

According to his official resume, Eduardo participated in a work experience exchange program in the United States in 2004 and 2005.

In a Twitter post in March, Eduardo said that when he was younger he had "washed plates with Mexicans and Peruvians in a kitchen surrounded by snow in Maine and Colorado."