The highest Brazilian court declared that foreign legislation is not valid in the country, amid the American sanction against Judge Alexandre de Moraes.
The Supreme Federal Court (STF) of Brazil He reaffirmed that the laws of other countries are not valid in their territory, after USA apply the Magnitsky Law To sanction the judge Alexandre de Moraeswho leads the trial against the former president Jair Bolsonaro.
As reported by the Supreme, “the magistrate Flavio Dino, suspended the effectiveness of judicial decisions, laws, decrees, executive orders of foreign states in our country. “The Brazilian Constitution indicates that foreign legislation “It can only be executed in Brazil through homologation or observing judicial cooperation mechanisms”which protects the legal sovereignty of the country against external sanctions.
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The United States Warning about Alexandre de Moraes
The United States Department of State reinforced its position against Brazil over Judge Alexandre de Moraes, making it clear that their sanctions have global reach and cannot be annulled by foreign courts. According to his Western Hemisphere Affairs Office, “No foreign court can invalidate the sanctions of the United States, or save anyone from the serious consequences of violating them.”
In a message posted in X, the office also indicated that “Alexandre de Moraes is toxic to all legitimate companies and individuals who seek to access the United States and their markets. American people are prohibited from carrying out transactions with him, and people who are not Americans must act cautiously: those who provide material support for human rights rapists face risk of sanctions. ”
With this, Washington made it clear that the ruling of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) of Brazil, which does not know the validity of foreign laws in the country, It does not modify the application of US legislation or its extraterritorial effects. The warning reaches international banks and companies that could be affected if they maintain links with default.
Analysts point out that the measure shows the clash between Brazilian legal sovereignty and the power of US sanctions, which can directly influence global financial and commercial activitymaking it clear that Brazil’s internal protection against these measures has practical limits.
Previous cases and financial measures
Dino also applied this principle by invalidating decisions of the United Kingdom against the Brazilian Mining Institute (IBRAM) for demands of municipalities affected by the environmental disasters of Mariana and Brumadinho. In addition, it ordered the Brazilian financial system to avoid “asset blockages, transfers abroad (or from abroad) by determining a foreign state.” Although the ruling does not directly mention the Magnitsky Law, a court source indicated to the AFP that “In theory” this decision invalidates it in Brazil.
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Commercial and diplomatic tension
The case generated a bilateral conflict: USA applied 50% tariffs to Brazilian products And Trump ordered alleged “Unjust commercial practices” and attacks to “US social media companies”. The Brazilian Foreign Ministry described the investigation as “unfair” And he clarified that “the premise of damage to the United States trade is false,” since Brazil has commercial deficit with that country.
The STF will announce the verdict on Bolsonaro between the September 2 and 12. If the conviction is confirmed, the ex -president could face until 40 years in prisonconsolidating the judicial relevance of Moraes against international pressure.
Source: Ambito
