To their 56 yearswith an imposing physical bearing that reinforces its reputation for firmness, Moraes usually remembers that “A judge who does not resist the pressure should change your profession”. In your case, that pressure came directly from the United States. Trump’s government accused him of carrying out a “Witch hunting” against Bolsonaro, ally of the extreme right.
July 30, Washington revoked his visa and imposed economic sanctions against him under the Magnitsky Lawwhich allows punishing people accused of human rights violations.
“A toga cannot protect you”Warned the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio. The Brazilian judge responded with forcefulness: he swore “Ignor the sanctions” and “continue working.”
Trajectory in politics and justice
Born the December 13, 1968 in Saint Paul, Moraes He is a constitutional law specialist. Entered the Supreme Federal Court In 2017, after being proposed by the then president Michel Temerwho had been Minister of Justice.
Between 2015 and 2016 he served as Secretary of Security of San Pablo, a stage in which the left accused him of repressing social mobilizations. That same left Today he claims it as a key defender of democracy in front of the onslaught Bolsonaro During his term (2019-2022).
In 2023, under his leadership, electoral justice condemned the former president to eight years of political disqualification for spreading misinformation in the prelude to the 2022 elections, in which he lost to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Littlets with Bolsonaro and Elon Musk
For conservative sectors, Moraes It is a “dictator” and a “scoundrel.” Meanwhile, Musk came to compare it with Voldemortthe villain of Harry Potter.
Both starred in a confrontation in 2024 that culminated with the S40 -day USPENSION social network Xafter disobeying judicial orders against the dissemination of false news.
“Freedom of expression is not freedom of aggression”, Replied the magistrate to whom They accused of censorship.
Jair Bolsonaro’s trial
Now, the judge is in charge of the process that will define the future of Bolsonaroaccused of having headed a plan in 2022 to prevent the assumption of Lula da Silva. The ex -president faces a possible condemnation of up to 43 years in prison. According to the accusation, the conspiracy even included the murder of Moraeswhich led his critics to point out that he acts as a judge and part.
In recent weeks, new controversies arose when it imposed strict measures against Bolsonarosuch as preventive house arrest for suspicions of judicial obstruction.
Despite rumors about divisions in the supreme, figures like the dean Gilmar Mendes They went out to support it: “Any attack against one of us is an attack against the court”, He told the AFP agency, describing the role of his colleague as“ historical ”.
Married and father of three children, Moraes can continue in the Maximum court until he turns 75 years. Meanwhile, it remains one of the most influential and controversial personalities in Brazil, symbol of both institutional resistance and political polarization.
Source: Ambito
