A prosecutor has asked Brazil's Supreme Court to find ex-president Jair Bolsonaro guilty of plotting a violent coup after a trial that saw President Trump try to intervene.

Brazil’s chief prosecutor has called for a guilty verdict in the trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro, accused of leading a coup plot that sought to overturn the 2022 election result.

A prosecutor asked Brazil's Supreme Court on Tuesday to find ex-president Jair Bolsonaro guilty of plotting a coup, in closing arguments after a trial that saw US President Donald Trump try to intervene on behalf of his right-wing ally.

The USTR's investigation will span digital trade and electronic payment services, preferential tariffs, anti-corruption interference, intellectual property protection and illegal deforestation.

The United States has begun investigating Brazil’s trade practices and “anti-corruption interference,” after the president’s criticisms of Brazil’s treatment of Jair Bolsonaro, a Trump ally.