For Brazil, the verdict is proof that even a former president can be held accountable. For the US, it is a reminder of the road not taken.

Brazil braced Friday for possible new U.S. sanctions linked to former President Jair Bolsonaro 's conviction on coup charges, after the administration of President Donald Trump warned it would respond “accordingly.

The Brazilian ex-president has been sentenced to 27 years for plotting a coup, but an amnesty could be on the cards.

Donald Trump reacted to Jair Bolsonaro’s guilty verdict in Brazil, calling the former president a “good man” and a “good leader.” Trump said the trial reminded him of attempts against himself, expressing surprise at the court’s decision while defending Bolsonaro’s record in office.