U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday that the U.S. would respond after former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was convicted of plotting a coup to remain in power after his loss in the 2022 election, although the secretary did not go into detail about what a U.S. response would look like."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," Rubio wrote on X."The United States will respond accordingly to this witch hunt," he continued.Brazil's Foreign Ministry argued that Rubio's comment represented a threat that "attacks Brazilian authority and ignores the facts and the compelling evidence in the records."TRUMP ADMIN SANCTIONS BRAZILIAN JUDGE OVERSEEING BOLSONARO COUP-PLOT PROBEThe ministry said Brazilian democracy would not be intimidated by the U.S. government.Bolsonaro was sentenced to 27 years and three months in prison… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.
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