US Pressure on Bolsonaro Trial Electrifies Brazil’s Race

Jair Bolsonaro during a break at the Supreme Court in Brasilia in June.Photographer: Arthur Menescal/Bloomberg

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By Andrew Rosati and Travis Waldron

September 12, 2025 at 10:22 AM UTC

Updated on

September 12, 2025 at 2:22 PM UTC

Brazil’s Supreme Court hadn’t yet handed down Jair Bolsonaro his sentence when the US promised retaliation.

“The United States will respond accordingly to this witch hunt,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on X Thursday soon after the former president’s conviction for attempting a coup.