EVIAN-LES-BAINS — President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil and President Donald Trump of the United States attended the Group of 7 conference in Evian-les-Bains, France. During their meeting, Lula addressed Trump regarding interference in Brazil's elections. Trump mentioned the arrest of "Bolsonaro junior."

Lula served as Brazil's president from 2003 to 2011 and was re-elected for a non-consecutive third term in 2022. Jair Bolsonaro served as president of Brazil from 2019 to 2023. Bolsonaro was sentenced to 27 years in prison in September for plotting a coup and seeking to subvert Brazil's democracy. Eduardo Bolsonaro was sentenced to four years in prison after Brazil's Supreme Court ruled his actions amounted to coercion.

Lula said that Trump could continue to support the Bolsonaro family, stating, "As far as I'm concerned, he can continue liking Bolsonaro, the father, the son, the grandson. There is no problem with that. It's his problem." Lula told Trump, "Now, don't meddle in the Brazilian elections, because the Brazilian elections are a Brazilian problem, just as American elections are their business, not mine. All I want is the same respect for Brazil that I have for the United States. That's it." Lula also dismissed concerns about Brazil's electronic voting machines, calling paper ballots a technology of the last century.

Trump remarked on the arrest of a political candidate, saying, "I hear they arrested somebody that's running for office today. I heard that they arrested the Bolsonaro junior, who was doing well in the polls." Trump added, "They play pretty tough, but nobody plays tougher than the United States. Look, our elections are totally rigged. We have rigged elections."