Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro faces trial for allegedly orchestrating a coup plot after his 2022 election defeat. His trial has reignited tensions as President Donald Trump casts it as a 'witch hunt,

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was detained after investigators feared he was preparing to flee Brazil ahead of an imminent trial against him, according to local reports.

Brazil said Wednesday it had summoned the US charge d'affaires in a diplomatic row following President Donald Trump's criticism of the coup trial of his right-wing ally, ex-leader Jair Bolsonaro.The foreign ministry in Brasilia told AFP that envoy Gabriel Escobar will be called to explain an embassy statement describing Bolsonaro as a victim of "political persecution" -- echoing Trump's claims of a "witch hunt" against the 70-year-old Brazilian firebrand.

Bolsonaro told Reuters he saw the court orders as a reaction to Trump's criticism of his trial before the top court. Here's what else Bolsonaro said: He called Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes a "dictator" and described the latest court orders as acts of " cowardice " aimed at the former president's "supreme humiliation.