Bolsonaro’s Ties to Trump Are a Gift to Lula

“Every political alliance comes with a price. Brazil’s Bolsonaro family may have just discovered theirs,” Bloomberg reports.

“For more than a year, they turned to Donald Trump as former President Jair Bolsonaro fought to avoid conviction over his attempted coup and escalated his confrontation with Brazil’s institutions.”

“Now, the U.S. decision to slap 25% tariffs on Brazilian goods has given the family’s nemesis, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the perfect opportunity to cast himself as Brazil’s defender against foreign interference — just three months before presidential elections.”