Trump asks Brazil to stop the “Hunt Witch” 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.”

Bolsonaro, who rules Brazil between 2019 and 2022, is being tried for allegedly trying to coup against the current President Luis Inosio Lula da Silva. 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!”

The President Lula said that Brazil is a sovereign country “will not accept interference or education from anyone.”

“No one is above the law. Especially those who threaten freedom and the rule of law,” he wrote in a publication on X.

In his former position on the social truth, Trump praised Polsonaro as a “strong leader” “he really loved 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.

In response to Trump’s comments, Institutional Affairs Minister Gilsie Hoffman said: “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 own problems, which are not few, and respect 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.