Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma, a form of skin cancer, amid a wave of legal challenges that include a 27-year prison sentence for "crimes against democracy."
The conviction of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been widely condemned by conservatives as a Bolsonaro witch hunt. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio blasted the 27-year prison sentence, calling it a politically motivated attack.
Radical leftist Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva escalated tensions with the United States on Thursday, accusing President Donald Trump of lying about Brazil’s trade record and vowing that his country would not “bow down” to Washington. Lula’s remarks came during an official event in Recife, hours after Trump criticized Brazil’s high tariffs and the ongoing prosecution of conservative former President Jair Bolsonaro.
Chinese dictator Xi Jinping pledged Beijing’s support for Brazil in resisting U.S. trade pressure during a phone call Monday with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The discussion came as Brazil’s relationship with Washington deteriorates over President Donald Trump’s push for a new trade deal tied to human rights demands.
China has pledged full support to Brazil in resisting President Donald Trump’s escalating tariff policy, calling it a threat to global trade stability and a violation of international law. In a Wednesday phone call, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi offered to deepen strategic cooperation with Brazil against what he called the “external uncertainties” created by the United States.
Brazil’s socialist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Tuesday he will not negotiate with President Donald Trump on the 50-percent tariff the U.S. recently imposed on Brazilian exports. Instead, Lula said he plans to contact Chinese communist leader Xi Jinping and other BRICS allies while inviting Trump to a climate summit.
President Trump officially declared Brazil a national security threat this week, imposing harsh economic and human rights sanctions on the country and targeting one of its top judicial figures.
