Trump Calls For Immediate End To ‘unjust’ Trial Of Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro

President Donald Trump is calling for an contiguous extremity to nan proceedings of erstwhile Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who he said is nan unfortunate of "unjust" politically motivated attacks. 

The Brazilian leader is facing an investigation and an upcoming proceedings accusing him of starring an attempted coup to enactment successful agency aft his 2022 predetermination defeat. Earlier this week, Bolsonaro's son, Eduardo, was astatine nan White House for meetings.

He later said successful a video posted to societal media that "decisions are being made" pinch respect to imaginable sanctions against Brazilian Supreme Federal Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes that nan U.S. has been considering.

"I person seen nan unspeakable curen you are receiving astatine nan hands of an cruel strategy turned against you. This should extremity immediately!" Trump wrote successful a missive he sent to Bolsonaro, which nan president posted connected his Truth Social relationship Thursday evening. 

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"I stock your committedness to listening to nan sound of nan group and I americium very concerned astir nan attacks connected free reside – some successful Brazil and successful nan United States – coming retired of nan existent government. I person powerfully voiced my disapproval some publically and done our Tariff policy." 

President Donald Trump arrives earlier a meal pinch Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro astatine Mar-a-Lago March 7, 2020, successful Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Last week, Trump threatened a 50% tariff connected products from Brazil successful a missive to nan country's president that cited nan ongoing lawsuit against Bolsonaro.

In November, Federal Police revenge a 884-page study pinch Brazilian Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet detailing nan strategy that alleged Bolsonaro and 33 others participated successful a scheme to stay successful powerfulness contempt losing to current President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. They allege it progressive systematically sowing distrust of nan electoral strategy among nan populace, drafting a decree to springiness nan crippled a veneer of legality, pressuring apical subject brass to spell on pinch nan scheme and inciting a riot successful nan capital.

A sheet of justices connected Brazil’s Supreme Court accepted nan charges against Bolsonaro successful March, and it ordered nan erstwhile leader to guidelines trial. All 5 justices ruled successful favour of accepting nan charges, which included accusations involving a scheme to poison Bolsonaro's successor and termination a Supreme Court judge.

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Under Brazilian law, a coup condemnation carries a condemnation of up to 12 years. When mixed pinch nan different charges, it could consequence successful a condemnation of decades down bars.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva attends a ministerial gathering connected plans to support Rio Grande do Sul state, which was affected by floods, astatine nan statesmanlike palace successful Brasilia, Brazil, May 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

In his missive to Bolsonaro, Trump said it was his "sincere hope" that nan authorities successful Brazil "changes course, stops attacking governmental opponents, and ends their ridiculous censorship regime."

"I will beryllium watching closely," Trump added.

For his part, Bolsonaro has denied immoderate wrongdoing, telling reporters, "I person nary concerns astir nan accusations, zero." 

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Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro arrives for a luncheon pinch senators from his support guidelines astatine nan National Congress building successful Brasilia, Brazil, Feb. 18, 2025.  (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

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The Washington Post reported Thursday that, according to 4 sources acquainted pinch nan situation, nan U.S. is considering levying sanctions against Judge Moraes, who is starring nan lawsuit against Bolsonaro. The sanctions, according to nan sources who said pinch nan Post, would travel nether nan Magnitsky Act, which allops nan U.S. to enforce sanctions against overseas nationals accused of corruption. 

After Trump threatened 50% tariffs connected Brazil complete nan lawsuit against Bolsonaro, his successor, Lula, vowed retaliation. 

"If there’s nary negotiation, nan reciprocity rule will beryllium put to work. If he charges 50 (% tariffs) from us, we will complaint 50 from them," Lula said, according to The Associated Press. "Respect is good. I for illustration to connection mine, and I for illustration to person it."

Fox News Digital's Emma Colton contributed to this report.