The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday sanctioned Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who is overseeing the prosecution of country’s former president Jair Bolsonaro.
The department accused the judge of being responsible for human rights violations and political prosecutions by authorizing arbitrary pre-trial detentions and suppressing freedom of expression.
Bolsonaro has been accused of plotting to overturn the results of the 2022 presidential election to stay in power, which he denies, and of conspiring with the U.S. government to impose sanctions against Brazilian officials.
“Alexandre de Moraes has taken it upon himself to be judge and jury in an unlawful witch hunt against U.S. and Brazilian citizens and companies,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a statement. “De Moraes is responsible for an oppressive campaign of censorship, arbitrary detentions that violate human rights, and politicized prosecutions—including against former President Jair Bolsonaro.
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