President of Brazil, Luis Inasio Lula da Silvahas criticized the United States for its widespread tariffs on its country on his country, which is “misleading” and “illogical” and also refuted Washington’s criticism of it conviction The country’s former leader Jair Bolsonaro has alleged coup.

The comments were published in the New York Times on Sunday in the New York Times when Bolson Roy had been convicted of being convicted last week since his first public appearance.

Lula Decide A 50% tariff is imposed on Brazilian products.

He noted that the United States has a trade surplus with Brazil, amassing a $410 billion trade surplus over the past 15 years, which clearly shows that the White House’s motivations are political.

Lula wrote that the tariffs were intended to seek “imprisonment” for Bolsanaro, accusing him of rioting in Brasilia on January 8, 2023, when the former leader’s supporter attacked the presidential palace, the super courts and Congress defeated the previous year in protest of his election.

The incident in the Brazilian capital echoed Trump supporters’ attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, after he insisted for months without evidence of widespread fraud in the election, losing to him in Democratic rival Joe Biden.

Lula describes Bolsonaro’s move as “an effort to overturn the will of the masses in the ballot box” and says he is proud of the Brazilian Supreme Court’s “historic decision” on Thursday Bolsonaro sentences By 27 years and three months.

“This is not a ‘witch hunting’,” he wrote.

Instead, it “guarantees” Brazil’s institutions and democratic rule of law, he added.

Brazil’s democracy is “not on the table”

Lula’s album comes after Trump Secretary of State Marco Rubio threatens to convict Brazil of Bolsonaro. In addition to tariffs, the United States also approved Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who oversees Bolsenro’s trial, and Revoke visa For most justices in the High Court.

For his perspective, Trump repeatedly labeled judicial proceedings as “witch hunting” and explicitly linked import taxes to Bolsonaro’s trial, which he said was surprised by.

The U.S. president faces criminal charges over the January 6 riot, likening the trial against Bolsonaro to a legal lawsuit against him.

“It’s a lot like what they’re trying to do with me, but they haven’t gotten rid of it,” Trump told reporters on Thursday.

Lula said in his column that the U.S. decided to reject a relationship of more than 200 years, which means “everyone lost” and said the two countries should continue to work together in regions with common goals.

“President Trump, we are still willing to negotiate anything that can bring mutual benefit. But Brazil’s democracy and sovereignty are not on the table,” he wrote.

Brazilian economists estimate Trump’s tariffs will damage the country’s economy, including Lost thousands of jobsbut given the strong trade relations with other countries such as China, it will not derail it. Later, the United States also mitigated the blow by granting hundreds of exceptions, including aircraft parts and orange juice.

Meanwhile, U.S. consumers have paid more for imports from Brazil, including coffee, which has seen recent price increases Due to the drought.

Meanwhile, in Brasilia, the arrested Bolsonaro left his home to undergo medical procedures to remove several skin lesions.

His doctor, Claudio Birolini, told reporters that the former president’s skin lesions had been cleared and sent for a biopsy.

He added that Bolsonaro, who has had multiple surgeries in recent years due to a stabbing stomach in 2018, has been “quite weak” and has mild anemia “probably caused by malnutrition last month.

Dozens of supporters gathered outside the hospital to cheer for the former president, waving Brazilian flags and shouting, “Now!”.

The ode refers to some kind of amnesty given to the former president by Bolsonaro’s allies in Congress.

“We are here to provide spiritual and psychological support,” Deuselis Filho, 46, told AP News.

Thursday’s verdict does not mean that Bolsonaro will be jailed immediately. The court panel now has up to 60 days to issue the ruling. Once that is done, Bolsonaro’s attorney has five days to file a motion for clarification.

His lawyers said they will try to appeal the conviction and sentence in the Supreme Court of 11 justices, although some experts believe it is unlikely to be accepted.