(Analysis) Much of Brazil’s resistance to U.S. actions originates with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s Workers’ Party (PT). Lula defiantly declared, “I won’t take orders from ‘gringo’ Trump,” denouncing U.S. tariffs as “unacceptable blackmail” and rejecting interference in Brazil’s judiciary. PT-aligned media amplify this framing as ideological aggression, not diplomatic pressure. Behind closed doors, … Continue reading Brazil’s Dangerous Gamble: Misreading Trump and the Venezuelan Precedent