AI Image
Brazil launches probe into alleged Trump administration plan to fund far-right causes in the country
Euronews.com • • nation
Key Points:
- Brazil's attorney general, Jorge Messias, has requested a police investigation into allegations that the Trump administration used government funds to promote a far-right agenda in Brazil ahead of its presidential election.
- The probe follows a report by The Guardian claiming the Trump administration planned to allocate $1 million to civil society groups opposing Brazil's Supreme Court, raising concerns about interference in Brazilian sovereignty.
- The election features leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who campaigns against foreign meddling, and right-wing senator Flavio Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is currently imprisoned for attempting a coup.
- The US had previously imposed sanctions on Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who led the trial against Jair Bolsonaro, with Trump criticizing the legal actions as a "witch hunt" against his ally.
- The attorney general's office emphasized the seriousness of external pressure on Brazil's institutions amid the sensitive electoral process.
