Donald Trump has threatened to hit Brazil with tariffs of 50 per cent and accused it of threatening free speech, in significant escalation of tensions between the US and Latin America’s biggest economy.
In a letter posted to Truth Social on Wednesday, Trump lashed out at the government of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva over the treatment of Brazil’s former rightwing president Jair Bolsonaro.
Trump said Bolsonaro, who is on trial over an alleged coup plot, was a “Highly Respected Leader throughout the world during his Term”, branding the case a “Witch Hunt that should end IMMEDIATELY!”
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