In Brazil, the trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro has entered its final phase. Bolsonaro and seven of his allies are accused of plotting a coup after he lost the 2022 race to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. On Tuesday, the court indirectly criticized the Trump administration for interfering in the trial. Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who has been sanctioned by the U.S., said from the bench, “We will never lack the courage to reject those who threaten our national sovereignty or the independence of the judiciary.” On Tuesday, Lula criticized the U.S. meddling.

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva: “There’s no reason to fear an American accusation. What’s happening with the U.S. is that it has exacerbated anything we’ve known in the history of humanity, of a government meddling to judge the conduct of another country’s justice system.”