By Eléonore Hughes
Rio de Janeiro (AP) – The US Treasury department said on Wednesday that it was imposing sanctions for the Brazilian Supreme Court Alexandre de Moraes About alleged oppression of freedom of expression and the continuous process of former President Jair Bolsonaro.
Bolsonaro is accused of it Come up with a plot to stay in power Respect his 2022 elections to the current President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Moraes supervises that case.
“De Moraes is responsible for an oppressive campaign of censorship, random arrests that violate human rights and politized persecutions – including former President Jair Bolsonaro,” said the American secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent in a statement.
The decision orders the freezing of any assets or ownership of the Moraes in the US
The Supreme Court of Brazil and the Presidential Palace did not immediately respond to a request for comments.
Wednesday’s announcement follows the announcement of the US Department of Foreign Affairs of visa restrictions on Brazilian judicial officials, including the Moraes, on July 18.
It will also be after the US President Donald Trump has announced A rate of 50% on Brazilian imported goods That will take effect on Friday. In a letter in which the rate was announced on July 9, Trump explicitly linked the input tax to what he called the “Witch Hunt” test of Bolsonaro that has currently started in Brazil.
Bolsonaro, an ally of Trump, was organized by the then president in his Mar-A-Lago resort When both were in power in 2020.
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