Lula draws the line amid Trump interference in Brazil’s close and tough election

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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Brazil would not submit to outside interference as the country’s intelligence agency raised its assessment of U.S. election interference risk to a critical level. The report links the heightened tensions to pressure from the Trump administration, including tariffs and sanctions, ahead of Brazil’s October 4 election.

Lula says ‘Brazil does not fit in anyone’s backyard’ even as the country’s top intelligence agency raises the risk of U.S. interference in the October 4 elections to a ‘critical level’. In recent months, the Trump administration has put enormous pressure on Brazil through tariffs and sanctions