U.S. warns of response to ‘witch hunt’ after Brazil’s Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro speaks to the press on 17 July 2025 at the Federal Senate in Brasilia.
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that on Thursday, the US would answer what he calls “witch hunt” against former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.
The statements arrived shortly after the Brazilian Supreme Court was sentenced to Bolsonaro for placing a blow to overthrow the 2022 elections.
The conviction said “was unjustly ruled” Rubio ProCE on X on Thursday The state, “sanctioned human rights abuser Alexandre de Moraes’ political persecution continues.”
. US Treasury Department On July 30, President Donald Trump filed sanctions on the Brazilian Supreme Federal Court, Alexandre De Moraes, a target of criticism because he filed the legal lawsuits containing the former Brazilian president. Jair Bolsonaro.
The same day, Trump Tariffs slap up to 50 % In most products, Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, the country’s duty, made a return from the country’s mission because of the prosecution of Bolsonaro from Brazil.
Brazilian leader condemned Washington’s movement A violation of the national sovereignty of BrazilAccording to the Google translation of the social media post, to say that his nation “will not accept anyone’s control”.
The case against those planning a coup is only a matter of the country’s justice system, and Silvia added, “It is not subject to any inferences or threats that weakens the independence of national institutions.”
In addition, he refuted the claims that the US is a trade deficit with Brazil and promised to retaliate against “unilateral tariff increases”. In the last 15 years, Silvia showed the US official customs data, which showed an surplus of approximately 410 billion dollars in Brazil and goods and services trade.
The total trade surplus of Brazil and the United States was $ 154 billion compared to 2024 from 2010. Counting numbers.
Bolsonaro, a close ally of Trump, and his ally, Washington listed his name to intervene in the case. Last month, the son of Bolsonaro, who is also a Brazilian congress member, come together US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reportedly forced for sanctions against the authorities at the hearing.
Analysts in Morningstar said that the bilateral relationship has hit the “lowest point for decades”, and the probability of a rise between the United States and Brazil in the near term seems low.
Washington’s potential measures, the ratio of the tariff on Brazil, the abolition of existing tariff exemptions, and the expansion of financial sanctions to members of the Brazilian government, he said. “The relationship will worse before healing.”
The conviction was convicted of 70 -year -old Bolsonaro for threatening democracy in the country’s history.
Four of the five justice voted in favor of conviction about the accusations that Bolsonaro tried to stick to power by planning a military coup with Silva’s assassination plans.
