US Secretary of State stated that Moraes and other STF ministers continue to “chase” Bolsonaro
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday (11.Set.2025) that the country “It will respond properly” to the conviction of the former president (PL), considered.
The head of US diplomacy stated that the decision of the 1st class of the Supreme Court (STF) is “Injusta” and that Minister Alexandre de Moraes, rapporteur of the action, follows with his “Political persecution”. Bolsonaro’s penalty was defined in.
“The political persecution of the Human Rights Violator sanctioned Alexandre de Moraes continues, as he and other members of the Supreme Court (STF) unjustly decided to arrest former President Jair Bolsonaro. The United States will respond properly to this witch hunt ”Rubio on your profile at X.
The Trump government already for “Use of the position to authorize preventive arbitrary arrests and suppress freedom of expression”. The device allows the US to punish foreigners with blocking goods, cancellation of visas and suspension of accounts in banks and credit cards linked to the country.
In addition to the sanction to Moraes, the White House also applied additional trade tariffs to Brazil for considering Jair Bolsonaro’s trial illegal. The country is currently the largest affected by the tariff promoted by President Donald Trump (Republican), with.
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Bolsonaro’s trial
The 1st class of judges the former president (PL) and 7 more defendants for attempted coup d’état.
Voted for the condemnation of the 8 defendants :,, e.
On Wednesday (10.Set), Fux, in a reading that took 12 hours, voted to condemn only and for violent abolition of the Democratic Rule of Law. In the case of the other 6 defendants, the magistrate decided to acquit.
Integrate the 1st class of the STF:
- Alexandre de Moraesrapporteur of the action;
- Flávio Dino;
- Cristiano ZaninPresident of the 1st Class;
- Cármen Lúcia;
- Luiz Fux.
In addition to Bolsonaro, they are defendants:
- Alexandre Ramagem (PL-RJ)e former director and (Brazilian Intelligence Agency);
- Almir Garnierformer commander of the Navy;
- Anderson Torresformer Minister of Justice;
- Augusto Helenoformer minister of institutional security;
- Mauro Cidex-assistant of presidency orders;
- Paulo Sérgio Nogueiraformer defense minister;
- Walter Braga Netto, of the Civil House.
The nucleus 1 of the coup attempt for the to commit 5 crimes: armed criminal organization and attempts to abolish the democratic rule of law and coup d’état, as well as qualified damage and deterioration of listed assets.
If Bolsonaro is sentenced, the minimum penalty is 12 years in prison. The maxim. If there is a conviction, the ministers will define the penalty individually, considering the participation of each defendant. The penalties determined against Jair Bolsonaro and the other 7 accused, however, will only be met after the final judgment, when there is no more possibility of appeal.
As a former president, if convicted in res judicata, Bolsonaro should be arrested in a special room in Papuda, federal prison in Brasilia, or at the PF (Federal Police) Superintendence in the federal capital.
