Key Facts

• Brazil’s attorney general, Jorge Messias, said foreign meddling in Brazil’s democracy cannot be accepted.
• A report revealed the Trump administration pushed to use $175 million from a human rights fund to support campaigns including one against Brazil’s supreme court.
• Brazil’s presidential election is three days away, with Lula da Silva running against Flávio Bolsonaro, a Trump ally.
• The attorney general’s office filed a criminal complaint to investigate possible wrong actions tied to the report.
• Last year, the Trump administration used sanctions and tariffs against Brazil to pressure Lula’s government and the supreme court.
• Bolsonaro’s father, ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, was sentenced to 27 years for trying to seize power after losing the 2022 election.
• A $1 million grant called “Countering lawfare and censorship in Brazil” aims to support groups opposing the supreme court’s actions.
• Bolsonaro supporters stormed Brazil’s presidential palace and other government buildings in January 2023, causing serious damage to the supreme court.