Lula Rejects US Pressure on Brazil’s Criminal Factions ​ After the #Trump administration called on Brazil to take stronger action against criminal factions operating inside the country , President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva pushed back. ​ Lula said that, by the Trump administration’s own definition of ‘terrorism,’ the label would apply not to Brazil’s criminal groups, but to former President Jair Bolsonaro over the January 8 coup attempt .