Rightwing protesters take to the streets in Brazil with supreme court soon to give its ruling over alleged 2022 plot
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razil’s leftwing president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has vowed his country will take orders from no one, as followers of his far-right predecessor hit the streets to urge Donald Trump to turn the screws on Brazil’s government and judiciary on the eve of Jair Bolsonaro’s judgment for allegedly plotting a coup.
Bolsonaro’s supreme court trial is due to conclude this week, with both political allies and enemies of the former president convinced he will receive a hefty sentence for allegedly conspiring to cling to power after losing the 2022 election.
Trump has already hit Brazil with 50% tariffs in retaliation for what he calls a “witch hunt” against his South American ally and announced sanctions against Alexandre de Moraes, the supreme court justice presiding over the trial.
