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THE TRUTH ABOUT: In backing brazil s bolsonaro trump may be helping lula | History Defined

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (L) is squaring up to US counterpart Donald Trump's tariff threats (Credit: AFP)

US President Donald Trump's backing for a far-right Brazilian ally could inadvertently boost leftist President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva's flagging political fortunes, analysts say.

Brazilians on both sides of the political aisle have been angered by a threatened 50 percent tariff on exports to the US -- a penalty for what Trump calls a "witch hunt" against ex-president Jair Bolsonaro.

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