Delusions of splendor
King or emperor? Little Lord Flauntleroy can’t make up his mind.
Brazil’s Supreme Court on Friday ordered former President Jair Bolsonaro to wear an ankle monitor, stay home during most hours and stay away from foreign embassies because it said he was a flight risk after lobbying President Trump to intervene in his legal troubles.
The orders are a sharp escalation of Brazil’s sudden feud with Mr. Trump over the legal case against Mr. Bolsonaro, who could end up in prison this year on charges that he attempted a coup after losing the 2022 election.
Mr. Trump has threatened 50 percent tariffs starting Aug. 1 on Brazilian goods, in part to pressure Brazilian authorities to end what he has called a “witch hunt” targeting Mr. Bolsonaro.
Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has pushed back aggressively, saying that Brazil will not capitulate to an American president he accuses of wanting to be an “emperor.”
“On Friday, the US revoked visas for Brazilian judicial officials involved in the case,” reports the BBC.
If only the U.S. was as stable as Brazil, huh?
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