Sao Paulo, Nov. 24 -- The arrest of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro should not affect bilateral ties between Brazil and the United States because Brazil is a sovereign country, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said.
Bolsonaro was taken into preventive custody by police Saturday morning in Brasilia under an order issued by the Federal Supreme Court.
Referring to Trump's comment on Bolsonaro's arrest, Lula said, "Trump needs to know that we are a sovereign country and that our justice system decides."Bolsonaro, he said, will serve the sentence handed down by the courts for his deeds.
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