President Donald Trump is calling for an immediate end to the trial of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who he said is the victim of "unjust" politically motivated attacks.

Former President Jair Bolsonaro speaks during a protest against his Supreme Court trial on June 29 [Ettore Chiereguini/AP Photo] United States President Donald Trump has taken to social media to ...

Brazil and the United States escalated their row Wednesday over President Donald Trump's support for coup-accused ex-leader Jair Bolsonaro, with the American president slapping a 50 percent tariff ...

President Donald Trump announced a whopping 50% tariff on Brazil after issuing the country a bizarre letter that also slammed the country for their treatment of former President Jair Bolsonaro.

President Donald Trump cited what he called unfair treatment of Brazilian former President Jair Bolsonaro as he announced the new 50% duties on import goods from the South American nation, showing ...

Last week, Trump imposed a 50% import tax on Brazil, directly tying the tariffs to Bolsonaro’s trial. The U.S. president has hosted the former Brazilian president at his Mar-a-Lago resort when ...

President Trump rallied in defense of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who is on trial in Brazil’s Supreme Court on charges that he plotted a coup in 2022 after losing the election to ...

Last week, Trump imposed a 50% import tax on Brazil, directly tying the tariffs to Bolsonaro’s trial. The U.S. president has hosted the former Brazilian president at his Mar-a-Lago resort when ...

Trump’s main grievance with Brazil is in fact the trial that former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro faces in front of that country’s highest court.

Former far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is on trial for creating a movement to overturn election results, and President Donald Trump is speaking in his defense.Video from 2023 above ...

More: Trump hits Philippines and 6 more countries with higher tariffs former President Jair Bolsonaro attends a rally on Paulista Avenue in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on June 29, 2025.

Jair Bolsonaro, Lula's arch-nemesis whose legal woes were the basis of Trump's 50% tariff salvo, is barred from running against a rival who staged the kind of comeback he aspires to now.