Reference News Network, July 20 report - According to AFP, July 19 report, Brazilian President Lula condemned the "arbitrary" sanctions imposed by the United States on judges in Brazil who are handling the "failed coup" case of far-right former president Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro received support from U.S. President Trump, who has already launched a trade war against Brazil.

70-year-old Bolsonaro served as the president of Brazil from 2019 to 2022 and is currently under investigation for allegedly attempting a coup against current President Lula. On the 18th, he was ordered by the court to wear an electronic monitoring ankle bracelet and was banned from using social media.

Justice of the Supreme Court of Brazil, Alexandre de Moraes, stated that these measures were taken because Bolsonaro and his son Eduardo were suspected of inciting the United States to take "hostile actions" against Brazil and trying to "obstruct the judicial process."

The report said, in response, U.S. Secretary of State Rubio announced the revocation of U.S. visas for Moraes and other judges involved in the trial, as well as their immediate family members.

In a presidential statement released on the 19th, Lula condemned these sanctions as "arbitrary and baseless measures unilaterally taken by the United States." He emphasized: "The act of one country interfering in another's judicial system is unacceptable, which seriously violates the basic principles of international relations."

On the morning of the 18th, Brazilian police raided Bolsonaro's home in Brasilia and then took him to the Ministry of Justice. When facing the media, Bolsonaro called the forced wearing of the electronic monitoring ankle bracelet "the ultimate humiliation."

The report mentioned that Trump last week called this trial "political persecution" and threatened to impose a 50% tariff on Brazilian goods exported to the U.S. starting August 1. Lula, on the other hand, vowed to defend Brazilian sovereignty, stating that he would take "reciprocal countermeasures." (Translated by Pan Geping)

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