Trump accuses Brazil, “Hunt Hunt” against Bolsonaro
US President Donald Trump urged the Brazilian authorities to end the trial of former President Gear Bolsonaro, accusing them of carrying out a “charming chase.”
His comments were rapidly reprimanded by the current President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who said that Brazil would not accept “intervention” from anyone and added: “No one is above the law.”
Bolsonaro, who rules Brazil between 2019 and 2022, is being tried for a coup against Lola after his electoral victory in 2021.
The former leader denied involvement in any alleged plot.
In a post on social media, Trump said Polsonaro “is not guilty of anything, except that he fought for people” and asked the prosecutors, “He left Bolsonaro alone!”
Bolsonaro praised his “strong leader”, “I really love his country.”
The US President compared to prosecuting Bolsonaro to the legal issues he himself faced between his presidential term.
“This is nothing more, or less, than the attack on the political opponent – something I know a lot! It happened to me, the tenth times,” Trump said.
Polsonaro thanked Trump for his comments, describing the case against him as “clear political persecution” in a post on social media.
But the President had it not been for the response to the American leader, saying, “Defending democracy in Brazil is an issue for the Brazilians. We are a sovereign nation.
“We will not accept interference or education from anyone. We have strong and independent institutions. No one is above the law. Especially those who attack freedom and the rule of law.”
The Brazilian Institutional Affairs Minister Glossi Hoffmann Trump also criticized: “The time when Brazil was subject to the United States was the time of Bolsonaro.”
She added, “The American president must take care of his problems, which are not few, and respect for the sovereignty of Brazil and our elimination.”
The back and fourth come when it hosted Lula, representatives from China, Russia and other countries at the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro.
Trump had previously threatened to impose additional fees against the alignment countries What he called the “American anti -bloc” policies.
Trump and Polsonaro enjoyed a friendly relationship when their presidency overlapped, with the meeting of the couple at the White House in 2019.
After that, both men lost the presidential elections and both declared publicly to defeat.
A week after the inauguration of Lula in January 2023, Thousands of supporters of Polsonaro stormed government buildings In the capital, Brazilia, while Federal investigators say it is a coup attempt.
Polsonaro was in the United States at the time, and he has always denied any ties to rioters.
He was prevented from running for public positions until 2030 to falsely claim the voting system in Brazil was subject to fraud, but he said that he intends to fight this ban and run for a second period in 2026.
Speaking at court for the first time last month, Bolsonaro said the coup was “something hateful.” The 70 -year -old may face prison contracts if convicted.
