Republican has asked Brazil to ‘leave the former president, who is already ineligible and face a trial in which he is accused of participating in a 2022 coup plot in 2022
The president rejected any “interference or guardianship” about his country on Monday (7), after his American counterpart, asked Brazil to “leave” the former president, who faces trial for alleged scam. “We are a sovereign country. We do not accept interference or guardianship of anyone,” Lula said in an official note while presiding over the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro.
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The defense of democracy in Brazil is a topic that is up to Brazilians. We are a sovereign country. We do not accept interference or guardianship of anyone. We have solid and independent institutions. No one is above the law. Above all, those who pay against freedom and the rule of law.
*With information from AFP
Posted by Fernando Dias
