Bolsonaro-Trump Criticism ‘Coalition’
US President Joe Biden had a meeting with Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula Dasuba at the White House on the 10th and said, “Democracy won both the United States and Brazil. Together, the two countries will reject political violence.” At his first summit with President Lula, who returned to power after 12 years, President Biden emphasized the bond by referring to the invasion of the three branches of the legislative, judicial and administrative agencies of Brazil by supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro on the 8th of last month.
President Lula said, “Over the past four years, Brazil has alienated itself from the international arena. The former president started with fake news from morning to night and ended with fake news.” In response, President Biden responded to the criticism of his predecessor, saying, “It is a very familiar story.” It was in harmony with former President Donald Trump by criticizing Bolsonaro, who is called the “Brazilian version of Trump.”
President Lula said in a CNN interview that day about the invasion of the US Congress by far-right forces who disobeyed the results of the US presidential election on January 6, 2021, “I couldn’t imagine someone invading the Capitol in a country that was a symbol of world democracy.” He expressed disagreement about aid to war-torn Ukraine. President Lula said, “The invasion of Ukraine is a mistake by Russia,” but “If I supply weapons, I will participate. I want peace,” he said, refusing arms support. Analysts say that President Biden’s invitation to President Lula was concerned about strengthening relations with China amid a series of leftist regimes in Latin America. President Lula, who is pushing to strengthen economic cooperation with China, plans to visit China next month.
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Source: Donga
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