US sanctions against Moraes have repercussions in the international press.
Measure based on the Magnitsky Act has global repercussions and deepens diplomatic tension between the US and the Lula government.
247 - The imposition of sanctions by the United States government on Minister Alexandre de Moraes, of the Supreme Federal Court (STF), has had wide repercussions in the international press. The decision, formalized this Wednesday (30) based on the Magnitsky Act — which authorizes punishments for foreign officials accused of violating human rights — marks a new stage in the crisis between US President Donald Trump and the Brazilian government and judiciary. The information is from the newspaper The Globe.
The US news agency Bloomberg highlighted that the sanction comes amid escalating pressure from Washington on Moraes, the rapporteur for the lawsuits against Jair Bolsonaro (PL), who, according to the publication, "attempted a coup after his defeat in the 2022 elections."
Reuters, in turn, linked the measure to the tariff package imposed on Brazil recently announced by Trump. According to the article, the President of the United States linked the new tariffs imposed on Brazil to what he described as a "witch hunt" against Bolsonaro, his closest political ally in Latin America.
In Argentina, the newspaper La Nación reported that the punishment of Moraes is part of the Trump administration's offensive against Brazil, motivated by Bolsonaro's ongoing trial for attempted coup. The publication sees the measure as part of the Republican's strategy to directly confront the Brazilian judiciary.
The Portuguese broadcaster RTP described the episode as another chapter in the "trade and diplomatic war" initiated by Donald Trump against the government of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. According to the report, the announcement of the sanction comes "two days before the 50% tariffs imposed by the United States on Brazil are set to take effect."
The sanction against the Supreme Court Justice amplifies the climate of instability in bilateral relations between Brasília and Washington, intensifying conflicts between President Trump—in his second term—and Brazilian democratic institutions.
