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Lula’s win in Brazil. “Not accept being (Trump’s) backyard”

SAN FRANCISCO

Lee Heidhues 10.26.2026 UPDATED

The Brazilian stock market in meltdown mode

The blogger believes a substantial factor in the surprise reelection victory of Lula Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is the antipathy many Brazilians share toward Donald Trump and his meddling in their politics.

The victorious Lula known for his “charismatic command” is a well traveled organizer and political brawler who has historically supported the working class and stood up to authoritarians.

In 1981, Lula was sentenced by the Military Justice to three and a half years in prison for incitement to collective disorder, but appealed and was acquitted the following year. [98] On the other hand, the strikes in the ABC made it gain national and international prominence. The New York Times wrote in 1981 that “Luiz Inácio da Silva is to Brazil what Lech Wałęsa is to Poland.” [99] Moreover, such events led him to be known for his “charismatic command.” In 2010, historian Lilia Schwarcz highlighted, along with charisma, his “seductive” rhetoric and “populist language”. [100]

Excerpted from Deutsche Welle 10.25.2026

In his victory speech, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva – Wikipedia reiterated that Brazil would “not accept being anyone’s backyard,” a recurring campaign message defending the country’s sovereignty against US influence. The stance may have helped him win votes, with some voters viewing Washington’s actions as interference.

President Lula has defeated right-wing challenger Flavio Bolsonaro to win another term in office. Bolsonaro has refused to concede and called for the results to be annulled. DW has the latest.

A Brazilian voter gives thanks to Lula’s victory

Relations between the two countries deteriorated in 2025, when the US imposed tariffs on Brazil in retaliation for legal proceedings against former president Jair Bolsonaro, who was later convicted of coup-plotting.

Speaking in a hoarse voice, Lula thanked his campaign team and Brazilians, particularly young people who took to the streets to defend democracy. He described the result as a “loss for negativity, lies.”

The re-elected president also promised better regulation of big tech platforms, after Meta was the subject of legal complaints over alleged “interference” throughout the polarizing campaign.

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“Garota de Ipanema” (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɡaˈɾotɐ dʒipɐ̃ˈnemɐ]), or “The Girl from Ipanema”, is a Brazilian bossa nova and jazz song. It was a worldwide hit in the mid-1960s and won a Grammy for Record of the Year in 1965. It was written in 1962, with music by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Portuguese lyrics by Vinícius de Moraes, with English lyrics written later by Norman Gimbel.[4] The Girl from Ipanema – Wikipedia

Brazil condemns Nazi Felon Trump Deportees arrived handcuffed

SAN FRANCISCO

Lee Heidhues 1.26.2028

It’s just the beginning. Humans in chains. That’s the Nazi felon Donald Trump way.

This photo provided by the U.S. Dept. of Defense, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agents guide undocumented immigrants onboard a C-17 Globemaster III at the Tucson International Airport, Ariz., Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. (Senior Airman Devlin Bishop/Dept. of Defense via AP)

The Nazi felon American President Donald Trump has done more to destroy people’s dignity and human rights than any President in my lifetime.

You won’t read in the mainstream media that Nazi felon Trump is deporting men, women and children to their native countries in handcuffs. The Brazilian government is calling out this wanton human rights abuse.

The inhumane treatment of Brazilian citizens by the US will sour relations between the felon Trump administration and Brazilian President Lula’s government

Earlier the Colombian government harshly condemned Nazi felon Trump for carrying deportees in military cargo planes. And refused permission for the American planes to land in Colombia.

The conduct of Nazi felon Trump has shamed America throughout the world. His obscene performance is reminiscent of Germany beginning in January 1933.

Excerpted from Deutsche Welle 1.26.2025

The use of handcuffs on migrants is considered controversial in Brazil. Even former conservative Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, a Trump supporter, has called for an end to the practice.

Brazil’s government decried the US after dozens of deportees arrived on a plane in handcuffs. The Brazilian justice minister called it a “blatant disrespect” of their rights.

Brazil strongly condemned the US on Saturday after dozens of deportees arrived to the country in handcuffs.

A plane carrying 88 Brazilian passengers, 16 US security agents, and eight crew members, was originally scheduled to arrive in Belo Horizonte in the state of Minas Gerais, but had to make an emergency landing in the city of Manaus due to a technical error, said a statement by the Brazilian government.

The smirking Nazi felon Donald Trump

Brazilian federal police received the plane at the instructions of Justice Minister Ricardo Lewandowski and intervened, asking US agents to remove handcuffs from the deportees.

Lewandowski told President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva it was a “blatant disrespect” of their fundamental rights, according to a statement by the Brazilian Ministry of Justice and Public Security.
 
“Upon learning of the situation, President Lula ordered that a Brazilian Air Force (FAB) aircraft be mobilized to transport the Brazilians to their final destination, in order to ensure that they could complete their journey with dignity and safety,” the ministry’s statement said.

https://www.dw.com/en/brazil-condemns-us-after-deportees-arrive-handcuffed-in-plane/a-71411774