The Trump administration launched a trade investigation against Brazil on Tuesday, just one week after blasting Brasília for its treatment of ally former President Jair Bolsonaro. The trade investigation ostensibly regards unfair trade practices.

Trump cast his announcement as a pressure tactic to help Bolsonaro, who is on trial for allegedly plotting a coup to overturn his loss in the 2022 presidential election.

Jair Bolsonaro had been president of Brazil for only six months when, in 2019, his son Eduardo Bolsonaro began angling for the post of ambassador to the U.S. Just 35 years old at the time, the younger Bolsonaro was a member of Congress,

Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has been accused of being the main actor behind "the most serious actions to destroy the democratic constitutional order," according to an indictment. A 517-page document from Brazil's Attorney General's Office,

Right-wing Brazilians wanted sanctions against the judge prosecuting Brazil’s former president. President Trump opted for something far bigger — tariffs.

Brazil is Florida’s biggest international trading partner for buying what the Sunshine State sells, and tariffs might make orange juice prices soar.

If found guilty, Bolsonaro could face up to 12 years in prison for the coup attempt, with additional years possible for other charges. The Supreme Court justices will soon decide whether to convict or acquit him.

Following Trump’s 50% tariff hike on Brazilian goods, a decree creates fast-track process for countermeasures against countries targeting Brazilian interests.

Petra Costa's sobering new Netflix documentary depicts the hold evangelical Christianity has over far-right politics in Brazil.