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Eugene

(66,217 posts)
Mon Jul 7, 2025, 05:43 PM Jul 7

Trump accuses Brazil of 'witch hunt' against Bolsonaro

Source: BBC

Trump accuses Brazil of 'witch hunt' against Bolsonaro

7 July 2025

Ian Aikman
BBC News

US President Donald Trump has urged Brazilian authorities to end their prosecution of the country's former President Jair Bolsonaro, accusing them of carrying out a "WITCH HUNT".

His comments drew a swift rebuke from current President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who said Brazil would not accept "interference" from anyone and added: "No one is above the law."

Bolsonaro, who governed Brazil between 2019 and 2022, is standing trial for allegedly attempting a coup against Lula following his election victory in 2021.

The former leader has denied involvement in any alleged plot.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62gd8e1e5do

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Bolsonaro is happy to be considered "the Trump of the Tropics." Judi Lynn Jul 8 #1

Judi Lynn

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1. Bolsonaro is happy to be considered "the Trump of the Tropics."
Tue Jul 8, 2025, 10:29 AM
Jul 8

He's every bit as vicious, misogynistic, dishonest as Trump, and also pretends to ally himself with his country's hard-right bumpkin evangelistic "Christians."

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