Bangladesh, Aug. 20 -- The escalating tensions between Brasília and Washington are raising growing concern. According to an analysis by Brazilian journalist João Paulo Charleaux, picked up by major outlets such as UOL, Donald Trump is “preparing the ground” for the possibility of “capturing” Brazilian left-wing President Luiz Inácio da Silva, better known as Lula.

Charleaux argues that Washington has been building a “discursive and military framework” that keeps this extreme option open. The expert stresses that this remains a geopolitical hypothesis rather than a confirmed operation. “Whether [Washington] will do so or not, I think it depends on factors that will unfold from now u...