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On Thursday Brazil’s Supreme Court sentenced former populous President Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years in prison for coup plotting. Brazil’s Dracula-like Leftist Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes began the sessions to deliver the verdict against Bolsonaro September 2.
“The sentence could see the 70-year-old conservative leader spend the rest of his days in jail,” The European Conservative said. “Judges voted 4-1 to convict Bolsonaro of plotting to overthrow Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva following his October 2022 election defeat by the left-winger.”
Embed from Getty ImagesTOPSHOT – Brazil’s Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes arrives for the start of the sessions to deliver the verdict in the trial against former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro at the Federal Supreme Court (STF) in Brasilia on September 2, 2025. Brazil’s Supreme Court on Tuesday began verdict deliberations in the trial of former president Jair Bolsonaro, who is accused of plotting a coup to attempt to retain power after he lost the 2022 election. (Photo by Evaristo Sa / AFP) (Photo by EVARISTO SA/AFP via Getty Images)
Bolsonaro’s defense described the sentence as “incredibly excessive.” They announced they will appeal the sentence, “including at the international level.”
Embed from Getty ImagesFormer Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro gestures at the garage of his residence in Brasilia on September 11, 2025. (Photo by Sergio Lima / AFP) (Photo by SERGIO LIMA/AFP via Getty Images)
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke out against the persecution of the former Brazilian president:
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. The United States will respond accordingly to this witch hunt.
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.
— Secretary Marco Rubio (@SecRubio) September 11, 2025
The United States will respond accordingly to this witch hunt.
Brazil’s foreign ministry said it would not be intimidated by Rubio’s “threats.”
Bolsonaro, a former Brazilian army captain served a single Presidential term from 2019 to 2022.
Embed from Getty ImagesBRASILIA, BRAZIL – SEPTEMBER 07: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro arrives in the presidential Rolls Royce limousine accompanied by children for the flag ceremony on Independence Day (Photo by Andressa Anholete/Getty Images)
“[Jair Bolsonaro is] holding his head high in the face of this persecution, because history will show that we are on the right side,” Bolsonaro’s lawmaker son Flavio Bolsonaro said while speaking outside his father’s home in Brasilia.
