Trump wants to ‘colonize’ Brazil – Lula campaign

A TV ad has accused the US president of meddling in the country’s upcoming election to gain control of its natural resources US President Donald Trump wants to “colonize” Brazil and gain control of its natural resources by interfering in the country’s upcoming presidential election, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s campaign has said.Meta blocked the advertising account used by Lula’s campaign on Facebook just days before the first round of the presidential election on October 4 in which left-wing incumbent Lula is seeking a fourth term against his main rival, right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro. Recent polls have put the two candidates in a tight race, with a runoff scheduled for October 25 if neither wins more than half the vote.In a minute-long television advertisement broadcast on Thursday, Lula’s campaign accused Trump of meddling in Brazil’s election in a bid to turn the country back into a colony and seize its natural resources. The video points to US-funded political advertising targeting Brazilian voters, alleged involvement by American tech companies, and an intelligence warning that the risk of US interference had reached a “critical level.” “Flavio Bolsonaro is Trum...