Judiciary
Trump in letter: Bolsonaro is “treated terribly”
Donald Trump follows. In a letter that he himself makes public, he again stands on the side of Brazil’s ex-President Bolsonaro, who is on trial.
US President Donald Trump has again taken parties for the Brazilian ex-President Jair Bolsonaro, which is currently in court. The Republican posted a letter from the White House on his Truth Social platform that is addressed to Bolsonaro. In it, Trump writes: “I saw how terribly they are treated by an unjust system that is directed against them. This process should be ended immediately!”
The right ex-president is on trial because after his election defeat in 2022 he is said to have planned an attempted coup against the government of his successor Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. According to the indictment, he is said to have been the main actor of the most serious acts to destroy the democratic legal system “. He rejected the allegations.
Recently, US President Trump had announced a custom of 50 percent on the import of products from Brazil from August 1st and linked this with sharp criticism of Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Lula announced retaliation and emphasized that his country could not be patronized by anyone. Trump criticizes Brazil for dealing with Bolsonaro. Trump wrote in the customs letter that Bolsonaro was highly respected in his reign. The US President asked: “This is a witch hunt that should end immediately.”
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Source: Stern
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