“The deterioration of Brazilian democracy is concerning,” says an opinion piece by the editorial board of the Wall Street Journal regarding the Filipe Martins case.

“The deterioration of Brazilian democracy is concerning. But the tariff threat has not swayed Lula or the politicized Supreme Federal Court.
It would be better if Mr. Trump started at home, with a transparent investigation into how false records about Mr. Martins were posted on a CBP website, then disappeared and reappeared. This would have the added benefit of clearing Mr. Martins of the accusation that he illegally fled his country,” reads one part of the article.