US EditionBrazil's Supreme Court Stands Firm on Bolsonaro Trial Despite Foreign Pressure
BRAZIL, AUG 1 – The U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned Judge Alexandre de Moraes for arbitrary detentions and suppressing freedom of expression, citing political persecution of former President Bolsonaro.
- Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned Alexandre de Moraes, citing disputed claims of alleged suppression of freedom of expression, according to the U.S. Treasury Department.
- Following the sanctions announcement, critics highlighted Moraes's detention of journalists, opposition figures including Jair Bolsonaro, and his long preventive detentions without charges, OFAC said.
- Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes said Friday that Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court will not yield to sanctions or foreign pressure over Bolsonaro’s trial later this year.
- Demonstrators in São Paulo protested outside the U.S. consulate, carrying banners defending sovereignty, burning dummies of Trump and Bolsonaro, while U.S. Senator Mike Lee welcomed the sanctions.
- The Supreme Court has ruled that its procedural schedule remains unchanged, as Bolsonaro’s trial nears conclusion and OFAC sanctions are ignored.
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The judge of the Supreme Court of Brazil in charge of the trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro said on Friday that he would "ignor" the sanctions imposed on him by the Trump administration, warning that the Brazilian justice would not comply with the "threats".
Following the announcement of sanctions by the United States, he promised that "the judgements and conclusions ... will be carried out of the major criminal actions related to the State's attempt to strike on 8 January".
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Just one day after the United States targeted Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes under the Magnitsky Act, the Supreme Court itself, rather than Brazil’s elected government, took center stage to respond. The swift reaction from the Court, led by its President Luís Roberto Barroso, underscores the judiciary’s long-established role as Brazil’s principal voice […]
A judge in Brazil could condemn ex-president Bolsonaro for a coup attempt. In order to help his friend, U.S. President Trump imposes sanctions on the lawyers, but he cannot be impressed.
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