Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva pushed back Sunday against harsh US criticism of the conviction this week of his far-right predecessor Jair Bolsonaro on coup charges.
In his first public reaction to Bolsonaro's conviction, Lula wrote in a New York Times opinion column -- addressed to US counterpart Donald Trump -- that he was "proud" of the Supreme Court verdict which "safeguards our institutions and the democratic rule of law."
