Alarm Grows over 'Clearly Illegal' US Election Meddling in Brazil

Brazilian officials, pro-democracy advocates, and US lawmakers are expressing alarm over alleged election interference by President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Brazil's upcoming presidential election between incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and far-right candidate Flavio Bolsonaro. Brazil's spy agency confirmed detecting US and Russian interference in the election, while Democratic lawmakers have accused the Trump administration of a "campaign of interference and destabilization," pointing to Bolsonaro's recent White House meeting as evidence of American meddling.