Overview

• Speaking on October 1 in Brasília, Ricardo Lewandowski said recent actions against Brazil’s republican institutions had a clear influx from abroad.
• Lewandowski explained he would not identify any country to avoid a diplomatic gaffe, adding that the audience knew the targets of his reference.
• He cited the 1964 coup as an example of foreign interference to contextualize his assessment of contemporary pressures on Brazilian democracy.
• The statement comes after weeks of U.S. measures affecting Brazil and Brazilian officials that have strained relations, including tariffs, Magnitsky sanctions and visa actions as reported by local outlets.
• As a sitting cabinet minister, his public framing elevates a government line that links external pressures to domestic institutional risk while maintaining rhetorical restraint.