BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva told Reuters on Wednesday that former President Jair Bolsonaro should face new charges for allegedly instigating U.S. President Donald Trump’s higher tariffs against Brazil.

“He (Bolsonaro) is being tried for his actions,” Lula said. “Now I think he should face more legal proceedings because of what he is doing, inciting the United States against Brazil, causing harm to the Brazilian economy, causing harm to Brazilian workers.”

Sao Paulo congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro moved to the U.S. earlier this year to seek support from Trump to stop criminal proceedings against his father, who is on trial for allegedly plotting to overturn the results of the 2022 presidential election he lost to Lula.

Eduardo Bolsonaro claimed credit

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