The court convicted Bolsonaro in a four-one decision, sentencing him to twenty-seven years and three months in prison. As Brazil heads toward presidential election in 2026 amid increasingly strained relations with Washington, Bolsonaro’s conviction raises pressing questions about the future of US-Brazil relations and the country’s domestic political landscape. Rising tensions between the United States and BrazilThe US-Brazil relationship has perhaps never been more tense—and the storm has not passed yet. In an interview this week with the BBC, Lula was asked to describe his relationship with the US leader. Since then, Brazil’s democratic institutions have endured impeachment processes, corruption scandals, and, now, the unprecedented conviction of a former president for an attempted coup.