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Lula to Trump this week: “I want to be treated with respect.” Brazilian public to Lula: “You first.” As @LulaOficial stalls at 28% approval and 40% of the Brazilian public strongly disapprove (@DataFolhaUOL), @realDonaldTrump numbers in Brazil are rocketing post-Magnitsky. @qwest and @CNNBrasil show pro-Trump sentiment jumping from 27% to 54% positive in Brazilian social media posts just 48 h after sanctions hit Alexandre de Moraes. Meanwhile in the U.S.? Brazil’s tariffs aren’t even a polling blip. Trump’s numbers hold steady. So far this “geopolitical chess match” looks more like Lula and Moraes playing tic-tac-toe alone and losing. www1.folha.uol.com.br/amp/internacional/en...