The trial is receiving renewed attention after U.S. President Donald Trump directly tied a 50% tariff on imported Brazilian goods to the judicial situation of Bolsonaro, calling it a “witch hunt.”

Brazil’s Supreme Court on Monday ordered the house arrest for former President Jair Bolsonaro, on trial for allegedly masterminding a coup plot to remain in office despite his defeat in the 2022 election — a case that has gripped the South American country as it faces a trade war with the Trump administration.

  • ShinkanTrain@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    12 days ago

    You mean Miami again. That’s where he went to when the coup was about to go down, and that’s where his allies are.

    Plus, it’s not Putin threatening Brazil based on this trial and sactioning its judges.