"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.

As Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Donald Trump trade blows, the person they are fighting over has sent mixed signals to investors trying to divine who will blink first.

U.S. President Donald Trump has criticized Brazilian authorities over what he calls “a witch hunt” against former President Jair Bolsonaro.

If Bolsonaro turns out to be in the United States escaping justice—it’s not clear right now what his position is—then we should consider deporting him as well.

The pairing of right-wing brawn and dominion theology have proved potent in Brazil, with results that might look familiar to Americans.

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro expressed his “respect and admiration for the United States Government” after Wednesday's announcement that all Brazilian exports would be slapped with a 50% tariff.

President Lula strongly opposed President Trump's tariff imposition. This was in response to Brazil's trial of Jair Bolsonaro. Lula affirmed Brazil's sovereignty and judicial independence. Trump criticized Bolsonaro's prosecution and threatened tariffs.

Brazil 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 ...