Brazil judge put under sanctions for overseeing Bolsanaro case blames ‘treacherous’ plot
by Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro from World news | The Guardian on (#6Z1V9)
US put sanctions on Judge Alexandre de Moraes as an apparent move by Donald Trump to help his ally
The supreme court judge presiding over the trial of Brazil's ex-president, Jair Bolsonaro, has a cowardly and treacherous" plot is afoot to pave the way for another attack on the South American country's democracy.
Judge Alexandre de Moraes was put under sanctions by the US on Wednesday, as part of an apparent push by Donald Trump to help his ally Bolsonaro escape punishment for allegedly masterminding an attempted coup after losing the 2022 election to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Trump also slapped a 50% tariff on Brazilian imports in response to what he called the witch-hunt" against the far-right former president.
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