Rubio vows US response following conviction of Brazil's Bolsonaro
The U.S. plans further actions against Brazilian officials after Bolsonaro's 27-year sentence for a coup plot, with sanctions and tariffs already imposed amid tense diplomatic relations.
- On Thursday, Brazil's Supreme Federal Court convicted former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro of plotting a coup to overturn the 2022 election and sentenced him to 27 years and three months in prison.
- After his 2022 defeat, Bolsonaro was accused of seeking to cling to power by plotting a military-style coup with alleged assassination plans, and Justice Carmen Lucia called him the 'instigator' and leader of a criminal organisation.
- The U.S. Treasury Department on July 30 sanctioned Justice Alexandre de Moraes, with Rubio stating 'the political persecutions by sanctioned human rights abuser Alexandre de Moraes continue, as he and others on Brazil's supreme court have unjustly ruled to imprison former President Jair Bolsonaro'.
- Following the convictions, Brazil's government pushed back against U.S. threats as Brazil's Foreign Ministry said Rubio's comments attacked Brazilian authority, while President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva vowed to retaliate against any unilateral tariff increases.
- Next year Jair Bolsonaro is expected to name an heir to challenge President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, and last month Eduardo Bolsonaro met with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to press for sanctions.
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