"I’ll be watching the WITCH HUNT of Jair Bolsonaro, his family, and thousands of his supporters, very closely," Trump stated. "The only Trial that should be happening is a Trial by the Voters of Brazil — It’s called an Election." Here are five things to know about both men and their kinship.

As Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Donald Trump trade blows, the person they are fighting over has sent mixed signals to investors trying to divine who will blink first.

President Donald Trump on Friday again came to the defense of Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro, who is charged with trying to overturn his 2022 election loss. Trump was asked if he was going to talk with Brazil's leader after hitting the nation with import taxes of 50%.

Bolsonaro is ideologically aligned with Trump, and he has tried to consciously model himself after the US President. Trump is seen at the centre of a global resurgence of right-wing populism that is identifiable by economic nationalism,

As Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Donald Trump trade blows, the person they are fighting over has sent mixed signals to investors trying to divine who will blink first.