Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro called on President-elect Donald Trump to support him in his bid to return to power, and suggested that President Trump would impose economic sanctions on the South American country during his second term.
“Trump is back, and that's a sign that we're coming back too,” Bolsonaro said. wall street journal In an interview published Friday.
Bolsonaro is barred from seeking re-election in 2026. This was issued by the country's courts after Bolsonaro and dozens of others allegedly staged a coup attempt after losing the 2022 election to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. It is a disposition.
On January 8, 2023, a week after da Silva took office, thousands of Bolsonaro's supporters stormed Brazil's presidential palace, parliament, and supreme court.
Bolsonaro, known in local media as “Tropical Trump,” told the Journal that he aims to overcome his legal battle through another presidential bid.
“Unless the electoral court rejects my registration, my registration remains valid,” Bolsonaro said. “We just need to postpone it as long as possible until after the election.”
The former Brazilian leader was a close ally of President Trump on the world stage during his first term, but Trump reportedly floated the idea of imposing economic sanctions against Da Silva. are. In discussing the idea, he noted that the U.S. government's “maximum pressure” campaign against Venezuela's authoritarian leader Nicolas Maduro ultimately failed.
“President Trump is also very concerned about Venezuela and has been talking with me about how to return Venezuela to democracy,” Bolsonaro told the Journal.
Police stripped Bolsonaro of his passport earlier this year, but he continues to lobby Trump. His son and Brazilian politician Eduardo Bolsonaro visits Mar-a-Lago on election night The purpose is to support Mr. Trump's successful candidacy for the White House.
“I'm not obsessed with power. At my age, it's actually quite tiring,” Jair Bolsonaro told the Journal. “Some people are smarter than me…but no one has as thick a skin or experience as I do.”
