WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump defended former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday in a social media post that said his former ally was the victim of a “witch hunt,” a term Trump has used to describe his own treatment by political opponents.
Bolsonaro, who was friendly with Trump when they were both in office, is on trial in Brazil on charges of plotting a coup to stop Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from taking office in January 2023.
“The only Trial that should be happening is a Trial by the Voters of Brazil — It’s called an Election. LEAVE BOLSONARO ALONE!” Trump wrote on social media.
(Reporting by Doina Chiacu; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama )
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