Brazil does not bow to the intimidation of Trump, highlights US Newspaper

One of the most influential newspapers in the United States, The Washington Post published, on Sunday (20), an article with the title “Trump’s bullying against Brazil is coming out of Culatra ”. Signed by Ishaan Tharoor, the text points out that the intimidation of US President Donald Trump, by imposing 50% tariffs for Brazilian export products, found resistance in Lula and Alexandre de Moraes, described as unshaven.

According to the writer, Trump threatens the second most populous country of the hemisphere in support of Jair Bolsonaro, classified as a “far -right militant” accused by a “violent coup plan.” In addition to linking the ‘fare’ to the pockets in court, he also underlines the tensions against the members of the Supreme Court, recognized in the figure of Alexandre de Moraes. The minister who supervises the inquiry of the coup plot still nourishes antipathy for his performance against misinformation ( fake news), which displeases the owners of Big Techsamong them Elon Musk.

US arrogance

Tharo points out in the article that US arrogance with the tariff war is even more scandalous compared to Brazil, because the US feeds a “significant commercial surplus”, which makes it an “unusual target.”

As noted, other countries in the Americas bowed to Washington, but for the great and diverse Brazilian economy, the crisis generated by Trump emerged as an opportunity for President Lula.

The view is that the Brazilian leader has used the moment to unite the country through the idea of “national sovereignty”, being cited the blue cap used with the phrase “Brazil is from Brazilians”, As opposed to the red cap used by MAGA TRUMPERS (Make America Great Again).

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Already the other unshakable, Moraes, was not intimidated against Eduardo Bolsonaro’s hostilities in the US and in precautionary measures against the former Brazilian president, including nightclub and electronic anklet use, the journalist evaluates. All this even under Trump restrictions imposed on the STF minister and his family members in the relationship with the United States (revocation of visas).

As Tharoor brings, the dispute between countries is far from over, with the deepening of tensions. He reveals that US diplomacy sees the actions of its president as detrimental to the promotion of democracy, especially with regard to affronts to the Brazilian Supreme Court.

For Lula, the writer sees a “renewed support” with this crisis. In consultation with Brazilians, such as historian André Pagliarini, the understanding is that the dispute created by Trump damaged the interests of the Brazilian economic elite, traditionally opposite to the left, and placed Lula as a “symbol of national resistance”, while opposition diverges between pockets and economic interests.

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With Itamaraty diplomats, it captured that democratic institutions and independent judiciary have never been a “currency of exchange” for Brazil. Therefore, the Lesa-Patria threat created by the Bolsonaro clan presented himself as an early “Christmas gift”: “Santa Claus arrived early to President Lula, and the gift was sent by Trump.”

At the end of the article, the columnist highlights Lula’s statement about Trump’s support for the invasion of the capitol: “What Trump needs to know is that if he had done what he did there in the capitol, he would also be judged. If guilty, it would be arrested. ”