U.S. President Donald Trump's sometimes bombastic stance towards Brazil has placed him at the center of debate ahead of the country's tightly fought presidential elections in October.
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Given Mr. Trump's track record of throwing his weight behind his Latin American allies — like Argentine leader Javier Milei, Colombia's presidential hopeful Abelardo de la Espriella, and Nasry Asfura in Honduras, to name but a few — a similar intervention in Brazil appears likely.
"It can be expected that Brazil will also be the target of a U.S. attempt to influence the elections," given Mr. Trump's past "partisan interventionism," according to Oliver Stuenkel, a professor at the Getulio Vargas Foundation.
However, the U.S. leader's influence could be less clear-cut this time around.
