Trump says Bolsonaro ‘not guilty of anything’ amid Brazil coup trial
by Tiago Rogero in Rio de Janeiro from World news | The Guardian on (#6YFV6)
President Lula rejects foreign interference' as Trump claims far-right former leader victim of witch-hunt'
Donald Trump has issued his strongest defence to date of Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro, claiming the far-right leader is the victim of a witch-hunt" in his home country.
Posting on his social media platform Truth Social on Monday, the US president claimed that Bolsonaro - often dubbed the Trump of the Tropics" - is not guilty of anything", in an apparent reference to the legal cases Bolsonaro is facing in Brazil.
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