随着巴西准备下个月举行大选，这个拉丁美洲最大的国家正在采取措施保护其民主免受美国可能的干涉。自上任以来，唐纳德·特朗普已成为拉丁美洲选举的幕后推手。
The Big Question Looming Over Brazil’s Elections: President Trump’s Next Move As Brazil prepares to hold elections next month, Latin America’s biggest nation is taking steps to shield its democracy from potential American meddling.
与华盛顿结盟的右翼候选人赢得了该地区过去七次选举，其中两次特朗普还明确表示支持获胜者。‘我们在南美洲做得很好，’特朗普本月对记者说。
Since taking office, President Trump has become an electoral kingmaker in Latin America. Right-wing candidates aligned with Washington have won the past seven elections in the region, with Mr. Trump explicitly endorsing the winner in two of them.
现在，对右翼势力以及特朗普的执政记录来说，最大的考验来了——巴西。
“We’re doing very well in South America,” Mr. Trump told reporters this month. “Lots of people that I got elected.” Now comes the biggest regional test for the right and for Mr. Trump’s record of success: Brazil.
随着巴西人准备前往投票站，拉丁美洲最大民主国家面临的一个问题是：特朗普是否会试图影响下个月的总统选举。这位美国领导人尚未公开支持任何巴西候选人。
As Brazilians prepare to head to the polls, the question looming over Latin America’s largest democracy is whether Mr. Trump will try to influence its presidential election next month.
但特朗普政府通过一些更为隐蔽的手段支持了右翼候选人弗拉维奥·博索纳罗，后者正在与左翼总统卢拉·达席尔瓦竞争。
The American leader has not openly championed any Brazilian candidate. But the Trump administration has in more subtle ways lifted the right-wing challenger, Flávio Bolsonaro, who is running against President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a leftist.
鉴于特朗普曾介入其他选举并试图帮助博索纳罗的父亲逃避因策划政变而面临的监禁，巴西正在建立一道防火墙，以防止美国可能的干预。
Having watched Mr. Trump wade into other elections and experienced his failed attempt to help Mr. Bolsonaro’s father avoid prison for plotting a coup, Brazil is erecting a firewall to try to shield its high-stakes vote from potential U.S. meddling.
这些措施包括监控外国游说和虚假信息，打击有关选举舞弊的谣言，并争取欧洲、亚洲等国家的支持。
The efforts include monitoring foreign lobbying and disinformation, fighting false claims about electoral fraud and enlisting the support of countries in Europe, Asia and elsewhere.