President Trump met behind closed doors with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at the White House after reporters were barred from a session that was originally scheduled as open press.
A new nationwide presidential election poll in Brazil suggests conservative candidate Flavio Bolsonaro is rapidly gaining ground against socialist President.
Brazil's Supreme Court voted to uphold the imprisonment of former president Jair Bolsonaro, who was arrested after an incident involving his ankle monitor.
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.
