Trump, Brazil and Bolsonaro
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"I’ll be watching the WITCH HUNT of Jair Bolsonaro, his family, and thousands of his supporters, very closely," Trump stated. "The only Trial that should be happening is a Trial by the Voters of Brazil — It’s called an Election." The one area where Trump and Bolsonaro differ is in their pre-politics past.
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Agence France-Presse on MSNBrazil, Trump up the ante in row over Bolsonaro coup trialBrazil said Wednesday it had summoned the US charge d'affaires in a diplomatic row following President Donald Trump's criticism of the coup trial of his right-wing ally, ex-leader Jair Bolsonaro.The foreign ministry in Brasilia told AFP that envoy Gabriel Escobar will be called to explain an embassy statement describing Bolsonaro as a victim of "political persecution" -- echoing Trump's claims of a "witch hunt" against the 70-year-old Brazilian firebrand.
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Mediaite on MSNBrazil’s President Flatly Rejects Trump’s Demand to Drop Bolsonaro CaseLula issued a rebuke to Trump’s trade tariffs and firmly refused his demand that the case against the Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro be dropped. The post Brazil’s President Flatly Rejects Trump’s Demand to Drop Bolsonaro Case first appeared on Mediaite.