The club is currently chaired by Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known as Lula. Originally, being a member had offered Brazil a platform from which to exert global influence.

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Jon Lee Anderson interviews the President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, about Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and the state of world democracy.

I would like to clarify a few points in your leader on Brazil’s Supreme Court (“The rule of law”, April 19th). You recount some of the threats to democracy in Brazil, though not all.