‘Terrible thing’: Trump defends Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro against coup trial
2025-07-08 09:04:51 source：The Aljazeera
July 7, 2025
United States President Donald Trump has taken to social media to defend his fellow right-wing leader, Jair Bolsonaro, the former Brazilian president who faces criminal charges for allegedly plotting a coup d’etat.
On Monday, Trump wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social, that Bolsonaro’s indictment was an example of political persecution.
“Brazil is doing a terrible thing on their treatment of former President Jair Bolsonaro,” Trump said.
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