US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday that the United States will ‘They respond accordingly to this witch hunt’ Following the conviction of former Brazilian President Zaich Bolsonaru for a coup design in order to remain in power after his defeat in the 2022 elections.

“Political persecutions by Alexandre de Moraes, who violates human rights, continue, as he and others in the Brazilian Supreme Court have unjustly decided to imprison former President Zaich Bolsonaru”Rubio wrote on X.

“The United States will react accordingly to this witch hunt”he said.

Earlier, the US president Donald Trump He was surprised that former Brazilian president Zaich Bolsonaru was found guilty of attempting a military coup, and also noted that he was unhappy with this development. The Republican had described the case against Bolsonar as ‘Witch hunting’ and has imposed on Brazil, duty increases, sanctions against the chairing judge and a visa revocation for most members of the Brazilian Supreme Court.