Democratic lawmakers accuse Trump administration of interference in Brazilian elections

<p>Legislators sent letter to Marco Rubio saying US interference is weakening Brazil’s democratic institutions</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/sep/24/white-house-press-xi-jinping-netanyahu-trump-latest-news-updates">US politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>A group of 31 Democratic members of the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-congress">US Congress</a> has sent a letter to the secretary of state, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/marco-rubio">Marco Rubio</a>, criticising the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/trump-administration">Trump administration</a> over “an apparent effort to interfere with, and potentially undermine” <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/brazil">Brazil</a>’s elections.</p><p>Latin America’s largest country will hold the first round of its presidential election on 4 October, with polls showing a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/18/brazil-lula-welfare-payments-weight-loss-jabs-election">technical tie</a> between the incumbent leftist president, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/luiz-inacio-lula-da-silva">Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva</a>, and the far-right senator <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/14/brazil-bolsonaro-far-right-minas-gerais">Flávio Bolsonaro</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/24/trump-brazil-election-interference">Continue reading...</a>