US EditionBrazil's Justice Moraes ignores US sanctions, says he will continue doing his job
BRAZIL, AUG 3 – Justice Alexandre de Moraes vows to continue Bolsonaro's coup trial despite U.S. sanctions and a 50% tariff on Brazilian goods imposed under the Global Magnitsky Act.
- On Wednesday, the U.S. imposed sanctions on Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, accusing him of authorizing arbitrary pre-trial detentions and suppressing freedom of expression, paired with a 50% tariff on Brazilian goods.
- Following unrest after Lula's victory, Bolsonaro and his supporters are charged with plotting a coup to overturn the 2022 presidential election, with Moraes presiding over the case.
- The measures block American citizens and companies from doing business with Moraes, and sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Act allow freezing of his U.S. assets.
- On Friday, Moraes stated he will 'ignore the sanctions' and resist foreign coercion at a São Paulo court session.
- In a broader political context, President Trump linked tariffs to a 'witch-hunt' against Bolsonaro, with Eduardo Bolsonaro claiming credit for Trump's Brazil measures.
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Brazil’s Supreme Court judge Moraes defies US sanctions, vows to continue Bolsonaro trial
Moraes, who is overseeing a criminal case against Trump ally Bolsonaro, told a court session on Friday that he will continue to do his job and "ignore the sanctions" imposed by the US that effectively block him from the country's wide-reaching financial system
Brazil's Justice Moraes ignores US sanctions, says he will continue doing his job
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who is overseeing a criminal case against an ally of President Donald Trump, told a court session on Friday that he will continue to do his job and "ignore the sanctions" imposed by the United States that effectively block him from the country's wide-reaching financial system.
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Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, presiding over the coup trial against former President Jair Bolsonaro, stated this Friday that he will ignore the sanctions imposed by the Donald Trump administration and indicated that the court will try all those responsible for the coup plot in the second half of the year. "We will try all those responsible, acquitting those without evidence against them, convicting those who do, but judgin…
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