The United States removed a Brazilian Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes from its sanctions list on Friday after adding himself first for his role in leading the case Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro.
The wife of de Moraes and the Lex Institute, which she leads, were also taken from the list, according to documents from the foreign heritage office. The Brazilian government celebrated the move, which came after a Sunday phone conversation between President Truos and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio LULA DA Silva.
The Trump administration approved the judge in July, accusing him of using his position to approve freedom of expression in Brazil.
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In August 2024, de moraes again That Elon Musk’s X platform was stopped in Brazil for allegations that did not do enough to correct the lies. Prohibition on site he was promoted two months later. At that time, musk was a good friend of Mr. Trump also helped finance his former presidential campaign.
A senior Trump Administration official said the sanctions have been lifted since the US saw the passage of an important Amnesty bill by the lower house of Brazil as a sign that legal conditions in Brazil are improving. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the administration’s views on foreign policy.
The move represents a trend of sorts in the frozen relationship between the two governments and follows a series of meetings and phone calls explained by both. Mr. Trump once saw Lula Bolsonaro as a personal friend, and the Brazilian leader was even called “Trump of The Tropics” when he came to office.
During Bolsonaro’s trial, Mr. Trump called his treatment ‘a global disgrace.’ In a July 9 letter to Lula posted on social media, Mr. Trump said the case is a “witch hunt that must end immediately!”
And in announcing the sentencing in July, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he “abuses his authorities by sending his requests to protect the trials.”
Bolsonaro was accused of conspiring to stay in power despite losing his 2022 election to Lula.
He he was convicted and was sentenced to more than 27 years in prison. The 70-year-old leader began serving his sentence last month while still seeking house arrest due to his poor health. A big improvement for his allies was expected that his arrest did not involve bodies, although he remains a powerful figure in politics ahead of next year’s elections.
Brazil’s current government described the move as a ‘major defeat’ for Bolsonaro’s family.
“It was Lula who imposed this dissolution [of the sanctions] On Donald Trump’s desk, in a dignified and royal conversation, “said Gleisi Hoffmann, Brazilian Minister of Institutional Relations.” It is a big defeat for Jair Bolsonaro’s family, the Judges. “
The administration of LULA VERY MUCH suspects that Eduardo Bolsonaro, a lawmaker and the son of the former President, of misleading Mr. Trump in the program and other members of the court. Eduardo Bolsonaro said he received the news of the vandalism being removed from de moraes “with regret.”
Younger Bolsonaro, who announced in March that he will start living in the US to help the Trump administration to help his father find his father, said he will continue to fight for Jair Bolsonaro.
“The lack of internal cohesion and insufficient support to write then fought to increase the current situation,” Eduardo Bolsonaro wrote on his social media channels, after Mr Trump Revasal. “We sincerely hope that President Donald Trump’s decision will be successful in protecting the strategic interests of the American people, as it is his duty.”
In the first time de moraes was found, the Treasury Department had pointed to the accountability law of human rights around the world, which aims at the abuse of human rights and corrupt officials. De Moraes said the use of the Act against him was ‘illegal and deplorable.’
And in July, the Trump administration imposed a 40% tariff on Brazilian products on top of the 10% tariff previously imposed, adding to the tariff by saying that Bolsonil and Bolsonaro’s policies created an economic climate.
However, last month the White House announced It removed 40% tariffs on imports of some Brazilian imports, including beef and coffee. The US ran up $6.8 billion in trade tariffs last year with Brazil, according to the US Census Bureau.
Mr Trump and Lula began mending common fences at the United Nations’ General Assembly in September, which was followed by their first private meeting in Malaysia with subsequent telephone conversations.
The President of Brazil said that he tried not only to reverse the increase in taxes but also to end the destruction of the moraes and other members of his government were also hit by the measure.
Separately, Lula appealed to Latin American states to help avoid conflict in Venezuela like the Prump Administration It orders military action Against the ships are said to be linked to drug cartels.
