The Brazilian Foreign Ministry said the United States could not intimidate the country.

On September 11, Brazil's Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded to threats from U.S. National Security Adviser and Secretary of State Marco Rubio by saying it was impossible to intimidate the country.

"Threats like the one made today by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in his statement attacking the Brazilian authorities and ignoring facts and irrefutable evidence will not intimidate our democracy," the department said in a statement. Twitter).

What a discord: Bolsonaro's verdict splits Brazilian society

The court found him guilty of organizing a conspiracy against Lula da Silva — the ex-president faces up to 43 years in prison.

On September 11, Marco Rubio announced that the United States would take retaliatory measures in response to the verdict of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. He assured that the United States would respond appropriately to this "witch hunt."

The newspaper O Globo reported on the same day that Bolsonaro, who led the country from 2019 to 2023, was sentenced to 27 years and three months in prison for attempting a coup against the current leader of the country, Luis Inacio Lula da Silva.

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