U.S. President Donald Trump has criticized Brazilian authorities over what he calls “a witch hunt” against former President Jair Bolsonaro

U.S. President Donald Trump defended former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday in a social media post that said his former ally was the victim of a "witch hunt," a term Trump has used to describe his own treatment by political opponents.

President Donald Trump has officially weighed in on the arrest of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, calling the arrest a "terrible thing."