{"id":40963,"date":"2025-07-30T19:33:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T19:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/u-s-sanctions-brazilian-judge-alexandre-de-moraes-whos-overseeing-case-against-trump-ally-jair-bolsonaro\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T19:33:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T19:33:19","slug":"u-s-sanctions-brazilian-judge-alexandre-de-moraes-whos-overseeing-case-against-trump-ally-jair-bolsonaro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/u-s-sanctions-brazilian-judge-alexandre-de-moraes-whos-overseeing-case-against-trump-ally-jair-bolsonaro\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. sanctions Brazilian Judge Alexandre de Moraes, who&#8217;s overseeing case against Trump ally Jair Bolsonaro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><em>Washington \u2014 <\/em>The Treasury Department on Wednesday sanctioned a Brazilian Supreme Court justice who is overseeing the case against former President Jair Bolsonaro, claiming the judge is responsible for human rights violations and politicized prosecutions.<\/p>\n<p>The sanctions announced by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent target Alexandre de Moraes, who has served on the Brazilian Supreme Federal Court since 2017. The Trump administration accused de Moraes of abusing his authority to target political opponents, including Bolsonaro, an ally of Mr. Trump&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>The justice also <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/brazil-x-platform-suspended-elon-musk-feud-judge-alexandre-de-moraes\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">ordered a shutdown<\/a><\/span> of X, the social media platform owned by Elon Musk, in Brazil last year. Access to the <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/brazil-supreme-court-lifts-ban-social-media-site-x-elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">site was restored<\/a><\/span> last October.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Alexandre de Moraes has taken it upon himself to be judge and jury in an unlawful witch hunt against U.S. and Brazilian citizens and companies,&#8221; Bessent said in a statement. &#8220;De Moraes is responsible for an oppressive campaign of censorship, arbitrary detentions that violate human rights, and politicized prosecutions \u2014 including against former President Jair Bolsonaro. Today&#8217;s action makes clear that Treasury will continue to hold accountable those who threaten U.S. interests and the freedoms of our citizens.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/30\/b11a8eb7-012e-4669-8d5d-fb87ae59bf64\/thumbnail\/620x413\/c03c5ff5a235ea05f884264fac64e896\/gettyimages-2217984558.jpg#\" alt=\"Judge Alexandre de Moraes looks on during a trial of the regulation of social networks at the Brazilian Supreme Court in Brasilia on June 4, 2025. \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/30\/b11a8eb7-012e-4669-8d5d-fb87ae59bf64\/thumbnail\/620x413\/c03c5ff5a235ea05f884264fac64e896\/gettyimages-2217984558.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/30\/b11a8eb7-012e-4669-8d5d-fb87ae59bf64\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/9a50075c7219b7daf3ad007904f66d43\/gettyimages-2217984558.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Judge Alexandre de Moraes looks on during a trial of the regulation of social networks at the Brazilian Supreme Court in Brasilia on June 4, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Evaristo Sa\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. is sanctioning de Moraes for &#8220;serious&#8221; human rights abuses, including detaining people without bringing charges and for infringing on freedom of expression.<\/p>\n<p>Rubio said de Moraes also &#8220;abused his authority by engaging in a targeted and politically motivated effort designed to silence political critics through the issuance of secret orders compelling online platforms, including U.S. social media companies, to ban the accounts of individuals for posting protected speech.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The United States will use all appropriate and effective diplomatic, political, and legal instruments to protect the speech of Americans from foreign malign actors who would seek to undermine it,&#8221; he said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Bolsonaro is <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/brazil-jair-bolsonaro-donald-trump-violent-overthrow-coup-plot\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">on trial for allegedly orchestrating a scheme<\/a><\/span> to remain in office after Brazil&#8217;s 2022 election. He was indicted in November, and prosecutors accused Brazil&#8217;s former leader and seven others of seeking to &#8220;violently overthrow the democratic order.&#8221; Bolsonaro lost the 2022 race to his left-wing opponent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. He has denied the allegations and called the prosecution a &#8220;witch hunt.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/02\/19\/e070b67b-220e-47b1-b298-acf69c82896e\/thumbnail\/620x413\/456b7d4e820cf36171cca0912a77746c\/gettyimages-2199744584.jpg#\" alt=\"Former President Of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/02\/19\/e070b67b-220e-47b1-b298-acf69c82896e\/thumbnail\/620x413\/456b7d4e820cf36171cca0912a77746c\/gettyimages-2199744584.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/02\/19\/e070b67b-220e-47b1-b298-acf69c82896e\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/e41aff65b8f009fdc97ffbbb27a5c4c9\/gettyimages-2199744584.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro speaks to the press after lunch and a visit with Liberal Party leaders in the Federal Senate in Brasilia on Feb. 18, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Ton Molina \/ NurPhoto via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mr. Trump has publicly defended Bolsonaro and called the treatment of him an &#8220;international disgrace.&#8221; In a <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/114825119138468153\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">July 9 letter<\/a> to Lula posted to social media, the president said the trial involving Bolsonaro is a &#8220;witch hunt that should end IMMEDIATELY!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump also said he would slap a 50% tariff on Brazilian products imported into the U.S. because of its &#8220;insidious attacks on free elections, and the fundamental free speech rights of Americans.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The president said his administration concluded that the U.S. &#8220;must move away from the longstanding, and very unfair trade relationship engendered by Brazil&#8217;s tariff, and non-tariff, policies and trade barriers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. has a trade surplus with Brazil and exported roughly $49 billion worth of goods to the country last year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/foreign-trade\/balance\/c3510.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">according to the U.S. Census Bureau.<\/a> Brazil exported roughly $42 billion in products to the U.S. in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>    <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/melissa-quinn\/\" class=\"content-author__name\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Melissa  Quinn<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author__bio\">\n<div class=\"content-author__full-information\">\n<p class=\"content-author__text\">Melissa Quinn is a politics reporter for CBSNews.com. 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