The United States confirmed the application of sanctions against the judge of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) of BrazilAlexandre Moraes, who carries out a judicial process against former president Jair Bolsonaro, investigated for his participation in a plan to carry out a coup against the current Brazilian president, Lula da Silva. Among the penalties, the Freezing assets in the US, which includes bank accounts, financial and real estate investments.
In the midst of the conflict – which also includes an imposition of 50% tariff “Unacceptable interference”.
The sanctions on the judge of Moraes
Trump’s sanctions come off the report of the US Treasury Department that includes a series of names, among which is the of Moraes. Sanctions arise as a result of the Magnitsky Lawand can be sanctioned through an executive decree, without the need for judicial conviction.
The main sanction provided by law is Asset freezing in the USwhich includes bank accounts, financial and real estate investments. The sanctioned also have Prohibited to carry out transactions that pass through the US banking system.
Indeed, this sanction entails the Freezing dollarized assets even outside the US jurisdiction. Among other things, international credit cards issued by companies based in the North American country can also be blocked.
The law that frames this type of sanctions was sanctioned by Obama management in 2012. His initial objective was to punish those responsible for the murder of Russian lawyer and activist Sergei Magnitsky, opponent of Vladimir Putin. However, in 2016 the scope of it was extended to allow the sanction “people from all over the world who have violated human rights or are accused of corruption“Odea Globo detailed.
The law also includes The entrance prohibition to the US and the suspension of accounts on social media platforms with said headquarters as Gmail, Google Drive, YouTube and Google Pay.
The US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, justified the measures and assured that Moraes carries out arbitrary arrests and other “serious human rights violations”, in clear reference to the judicial process that carries out against former president Bolsonaro.
“Moraes abused even more of his authority By participating in a selective and politically motivated initiative, designed To silence political critics by issuing secret orders that forced online platforms, including US social media companiesto block people accounts for publishing protected information, ”said the statement published by Rubio.
On the other hand, and in the midst of the tariff conflict, Lula da Silva responded sharply to the measures of the United States. “Possibly Trump does not know that here in Brazil justice is independent of the Executive Power and the Legislative Power,” he said.
In this scenario, the Brazilian president reaffirmed his commitment to the “Sovereignty of Brazil” and described Trump’s interference as “unjustifiable” in Brazilian justice.
The conflict over tariffs
He United States Government announced the application of a 50% tariff Above all imports from Brazil, in response to what he defined as a “political persecution”Against former President Jair Bolsonaro and his surroundings. The measure was formalized through an executive order signed by the President Donald Trump and will enter into force in the next seven days, according to the White House.
The decision has economic implications of regional scope. Brazil, as the main commercial partner of Argentina and one of the largest economies in Latin America, You will see its export capacity to the US market restricted. The measure could generate collateral effects on neighboring countries that make up its value chain.
Source: Ambito
