Brazilian government calls for probe into US funding of far-right causes
Summary
Brazil’s attorney general has asked law enforcement to investigate claims that the United States tried to influence Brazil’s politics by funding far-right groups. This follows a news report suggesting President Trump’s administration planned to give $1 million to right-wing groups opposing Brazil’s Supreme Court during Brazil’s election period.Key Facts
- Brazil’s attorney general, Jorge Messias, called for an investigation into possible US interference in Brazil’s politics.
- The call came after The Guardian published a report about the Trump administration’s plan to fund far-right civil groups in Brazil.
- The report says the US planned to give $1 million to groups opposing the Brazilian Supreme Court.
- President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is running for re-election in a close race against the Bolsonaro family’s candidate, Flavio Bolsonaro.
- President Trump has supported far-right candidates in Latin America and had close ties with Jair Bolsonaro and his family.
- The Trump administration allegedly tried to redirect $175 million from US human rights funds to right-wing groups worldwide, including in Brazil and South Africa.
- Jair Bolsonaro was convicted in 2025 for involvement in a coup plot related to the 2022 election aftermath, a case criticized by Bolsonaro and Trump as political persecution.
- The US imposed and then removed tariffs on some Brazilian goods and revoked visas of Brazilian judges involved in Bolsonaro’s case.
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