China supports Brazil in opposing ‘interference’

BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping told his Brazilian counterpart on Monday that he supports the country in “opposing external interference,” Beijing’s state media said, reporting a call between the leaders. The conversation between Xi and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva comes less than three months before a tense election in Brazil pitting the incumbent against right-wing candidate Flavio Bolsonaro. “China highly values Brazil’s international status and important influence,” Xi told Lula, according to state news agency Xinhua. Beijing “supports Brazil in safeguarding its sovereignty and independence, opposing external interference, and contributing to maintaining regional and world peace and…