U.S. President Donald Trump commented on the Brazilian court's decision to convict former President Jair Bolsonaro for attempted coup after the 2022 elections, saying he was "surprised" by the decision. Secretary of State Marco Rubio wrote on X that the U.S. "will respond accordingly to this witch hunt," adding that "the political persecution by human rights violator Alexandre de Moraes (one of the Supreme Court justices) continues - as he and others in Brazil's Supreme Court have unjustly ruled to imprison former President Jair Bolsonaro."