Brazilian Supreme Court orders raids on President Bolsonaro

The Supreme Court of Brazil just issued raids for the country’s president, Jair Bolsonaro. 

Reuters reports that the top court okayed search warrants and restraining orders against Bolsonaro on Friday.

The administration of President Donald Trump has responded by revoking the visas of the Brazilian Supreme Court justices, as it believes that the court is leading a “political witch hunt” against Bolsonaro.

.@POTUS made clear that his administration will hold accountable foreign nationals who are responsible for censorship of protected expression in the United States. Brazilian Supreme Federal Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes’s political witch hunt against Jair Bolsonaro created a…

— Secretary Marco Rubio (@SecRubio) July 18, 2025

Here’s what’s going on:

The Brazilian Supreme Court is now going after Bolsonaro for allegedly having “courted the interference of U.S. President Donald Trump.”

Reuters reports:

Bolsonaro was banned from contacting foreign officials, using social media or approaching embassies, according to the decision issued by Moraes, who cited a “concrete possibility” of him fleeing the country. His home was raided by federal police and he had an ankle monitor placed on him.

As for why the court is doing this, Bolsonaro believes that it is in response to President Trump’s criticism of the Supreme Court’s handling of the election case.

“Bolsonaro told Reuters that he believed the court orders were a reaction to Trump’s criticism of his trial before the Supreme Court for trying to overturn the last election,” Reuters reports.

The outlet notes, “Bolsonaro is on trial before Brazil’s Supreme Court on charges of plotting a coup to stop President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from taking office in January 2023.”

Rubio responds

In response to the court’s actions, Secretary of State Marco Rubio released a statement indicating that the Trump administration is revoking the visas of members of the Brazilian Supreme Court.

Rubio wrote:

.@POTUS made clear that his administration will hold accountable foreign nationals who are responsible for censorship of protected expression in the United States. Brazilian Supreme Federal Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes’s political witch hunt against Jair Bolsonaro created a persecution and censorship complex so sweeping that it not only violates basic rights of Brazilians, but also extends beyond Brazil’s shores to target Americans.

“I have therefore ordered visa revocations for Moraes and his allies on the court, as well as their immediate family members effective immediately,” Rubio adds.

The New York Post reports that “Trump has already tried to use pressure to help Bolsonaro by announcing a 50% tariff on goods from Latin America’s No. 1 economy.”

Bolsonaro, however, continues to be targeted. Some are even arguing that the Trump administration’s actions are only hurting Bolsonaro.

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