U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday vowed American retaliation following former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro‘s conviction on coup plotting charges.
Brazil’s Supreme Court sentenced Bolsonaro to 27 years and three months in prison, making him the first former Brazilian president convicted for attacking democracy.
U.S. Secretary Condemns Supreme Court Ruling
“The political persecutions by sanctioned human rights abuser Alexandre de Moraes continue,” Rubio wrote on X, referring to the Brazilian Supreme Court justice who presided over the case. “The United States will respond accordingly to this witch hunt.”
