His most noteworthy act is leading the prosecution of Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s far-right former president and ally of Donald Trump, who will soon stand trial on charges of plotting a coup to overturn an election he lost in 2022,

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on Wednesday that it was a "sacred day of sovereignty," after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing the threatened 50% tariffs on Brazil.

Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s defiant response to Donald Trump’s 50% tariff threat was validated Wednesday — at least in the short term — with markets and businesses breathing a collective sigh of relief at the long list of exemptions to the levies.