The relationship between the USA and Brazil is shaken by Donald Trump's criticism of the high-profile trial against Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro.
On his platform Truth Social, Trump writes that the Brazilian authorities are conducting a "WITCH HUNT" against Bolsonaro and adds that they should "LEAVE BOLSONARO ALONE".
It did not take long before Brazil's president Lula da Silva responded by criticizing Trump's "interference" in the case, and added that "no one is above the law".
The 70-year-old former president, who ruled Brazil between 2019 and 2022, is on trial for attempting to stage a coup and is accused of having led a "criminal organization" that planned to prevent Lula da Silva from coming to power. Bolsonaro risks up to 40 years in prison if the court finds him guilty.
