First, as a brazilian: Yankees, FUCK OFF.
The United States’ renewed focus on Brazil’s upcoming presidential contest is drawing fierce criticism from Brazilian officials, who warn that Washington’s interference threatens the sovereignty of Latin America’s largest democracy.
This week, American President(and pedophile-in-chief) Donald Trump amplified a NewsMax article on his Truth Social platform declaring that Brazil — described as “the region’s political powerhouse” — represents his “next challenge.” The piece argues that the 2026 Brazilian election could become the hemisphere’s most consequential race, framing a potential rightward shift across Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela, and Brazil as a Trumpist domino effect. “Trump is really making the Americas great again,” the article boasts.
The rhetoric comes amid a flurry of diplomatic activity at the highest levels. Last month, Trump hosted President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at the White House, calling the meeting “very productive” in social media posts. Days later, he met with Senator Flávio Bolsonaro — the son of former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro and a leading opposition figure. Trump’s subsequent decision to designate Brazil’s Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) and Comando Vermelho (CV) as terrorist organizations, reportedly at Flávio’s request, sparked a diplomatic rift between the two governments.
In remarks to Axios, Trump offered little subtlety about his views on Brazil’s leadership. “I’m not a fan of Lula, not dislike either. I don’t really think about him. I don’t care. But now he’s a different kind of person. Very volatile,” Trump said. “The country has become a little bit difficult — politically dangerous.”
Trump’s comments have been met with scorn in Brasília. President Lula responded forcefully during a press conference in Geneva following the G7 summit. “Trump doesn’t know Brazil,” Lula said. “I only hope he doesn’t violate the ethical code between nations that respect each other’s sovereignty. That’s all I ask.”
Lula went further, turning the criticism back on the United States’ own democratic practices. “The United States could learn from Brazil how to have calmer, lighter, less turbulent elections,” he said. “If Trump knows Brazil only through his relationship with the Bolsonaro family, then he doesn’t know Brazil at all. He can like Bolsonaro — the father, the son, the grandson — that’s his business. But don’t meddle in Brazil’s elections. Brazil’s elections are Brazil’s business.”
The Brazilian president’s remarks underscore a growing unease among Latin American leaders about what they see as a pattern of U.S. interference in regional affairs. Analysts note that Trump’s public framing of Brazil’s electoral contest as his “next challenge” blurs the line between foreign policy observation and active meddling — a charge Washington has frequently leveled at others but rarely accepts when directed at itself.
Adding to the confusion, Trump appeared to conflate members of the Bolsonaro family during a press briefing, incorrectly suggesting that “Bolsonaro Junior” had been imprisoned — a reference that seems to point to Eduardo Bolsonaro, who remains free and living in the United States.
Observers warn that the U.S. president’s rhetoric could inflame an already polarized Brazilian political climate. The NewsMax article’s suggestion that Brazil might “join the growing list of countries moving right” signals to domestic actors that Washington has a preferred outcome, potentially undermining the legitimacy of the electoral process regardless of who wins.
For now, Brazil’s leadership is sending a clear message: outside powers should keep their ambitions — and their presidents — out of Brazilian politics. As Lula put it, succinctly: “Don’t meddle.”
Source: UOL
