U.S. President Donald Trump has criticized Brazilian authorities over what he calls “a witch hunt” against former President Jair Bolsonaro.

United States President Donald Trump has taken to social media to defend his fellow right-wing leader Jair Bolsonaro, a former Brazilian president who faces criminal charges for allegedly plotting a coup d’etat. On Monday, Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social that Bolsonaro’s indictment was an example of political persecution.

President Donald Trump posted on social media platform Truth Social that Brazil is “doing a terrible thing” in its treatment of Jair Bolsonaro, who will stand trial on charges of trying to stage a