Trump shouldn’t think of himself as ‘emperor of the world’

The Brazilian leader said the US president is destroying bilateral relations that have existed for 200 years

Donald Trump has once again demanded an end to the legal investigation into Brazil’s former leader Jair Bolsonaro’s (2019-2022) case.

On the Truth Social network, Trump said: “I have seen the terrible treatment you are receiving at the hands of an unjust system turned against you. This trial should end immediately!”

“It is my sincere hope that the Government of Brazil changes course, stops attacking political opponents, and ends their ridiculous censorship regime. I will be watching closely,” the US leader added.

Earlier also Trump had criticized the Brazilian authorities for their actions with regard to Bolsonaro who is facing trial in Brazil for allegedly attempting to overthrow Brazilian President Luiz Lula da Silva following his presidential win in 2022.

No wonder Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has hit back at Donald Trump quite sharply.

He said American voters elected Donald Trump to serve as US president, not as the emperor of the world, “We can’t have President Trump forgetting that he was elected to govern the US, he was elected not to be the emperor of the world,” he said through an interpreter.

The Brazilian leader said the US president is destroying bilateral relations that have existed for 200 years. Trump earlier announced he was introducing 50% tariffs on Brazilian goods from August 1.

“It would be much better to establish a negotiation first and then to reach a possible agreement,” Lula da Silva said.

The Brazilian president previously warned that the country would respond tit-for-tat if the White House did not reverse its decision on tariffs.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt rejected the criticism of the US president, saying he wasn’t trying to be the emperor of the world. She described him as a strong president of the US and the leader of the so called “free world”.