"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.

One of the highest tariffs threatened by President Trump so far is against Brazil, with the president citing a criminal prosecution against Jair Bolsonaro.

Trump has a long history of friendly relations with authoritarian leaders, including Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Russian President Vladimir Putin The post ‘LEAVE BOLSONARO ALONE!’ Trump Demands Charges Be Dropped Against Another Friendly World Leader first appeared on Mediaite.

“Bolsonaro is not guilty of anything, except having fought for THE PEOPLE,” Trump wrote. He called the charges against the right-wing former president “an attack on a Political Opponent,” echoing the same narrative he has frequently used to describe his own legal battles in the United States.