Brazilian PhD in the US – Concern about one low passing grade

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In my PhD program, I passed one course with the minimum grade of 6 on a scale from 0 to 10, which follows the Brazilian grading system.

Given the variation in grading systems across countries (for example, minimum passing grades of 6, 5, or even 60%), might a PhD diploma be questioned or considered not equivalent in the US due to having a minimum passing grade below what is typically considered acceptable in the US system?

I’ve read that, at the PhD level, the evaluation process usually focuses more on factors such as:

• the academic level and structure of the program,
• the recognition of the awarding institution,
• and the originality or quality of the dissertation,

rather than on individual course grades.

Is this understanding correct?