At local time on June 17, Brazilian President Lula said in Geneva, Switzerland, that U.S. President Trump should not interfere in Brazil's election this year.

At local time on June 17, Brazilian President Lula said in Geneva, Switzerland, that U.S. President Trump should not interfere in Brazil's election this year.

Lula said Trump has the right to hold his own electoral and ideological preferences, but 'do not meddle' in Brazil's election. Lula also said that if Trump only knows Brazil through his ties with the Bolsonaro family, then he does not really know Brazil.

Earlier that day, Trump said at a press conference after the G7 summit that Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of former Brazilian President Bolsonaro, had been 'arrested,' and that Brazil had become 'politically dangerous.' On June 16, the Brazilian Supreme Court ruled Eduardo Bolsonaro guilty of coercion of justice. However, because Eduardo Bolsonaro currently lives in the U.S., this trial was held in absentia. Bolsonaro's other son, Flavio Bolsonaro, is considered one of Lula's main rivals in this year's Brazilian presidential election.