The judge of the administrator of Trump led a corruption case against the Brazilian president

The Treasury Department announced on Wednesday that it would officially impose sanctions on the Brazilian judge of the Supreme Federal Court Alexandre de Moraes, the lawyer conducting a criminal investigation against the former right -wing president Jair Bolsonaro.

The news of the sanctions comes after President Trump threatened a 50% rate on Brazil products, unless the country stops what Trump described as an “unjust” and politically motivated case against Bolsonaro who invoices the former Brazilian president to have organized a coup attempt. An opinion announcing the sanctions of the Treasury Department allegedly alleged that Moraes used his position to authorize “arbitrary” detentions before the trial, to repress freedom of expression and target political opponents.

“Alexandre de Moraes took on him to be a judge and jury in an illegal witch hunt against us and the Brazilian citizens and companies”, secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent. “De Moraes is responsible for an oppressive censorship campaign, arbitrary detentions that violate human rights and politicized proceedings – including former President Jair Bolsonaro.”

“Today’s action clearly indicates that the Treasury will continue to hold those who threaten the American interests and the freedoms of our citizens responsible,” added Bessent.

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President Trump sent a letter to former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro earlier this month, calling for an immediate end to the “unfair” trial against him for having pretended a coup. (AP photo / Evan VUCCI; Evaristo SA / AFP via Getty Images)

Following the sanctions, all the goods and assets of Moraes which are located in the United States or which are in possession of any American person, were frozen. This also includes all the assets where Moraes has a 50% or more participation.

All companies or financial institutions engaged in certain transactions or activities deemed to violate sanctions against Morae also risk exposure to sanctions themselves, also said the Treasury Department.

The sanctions of the Trump administration against the Moraes arise from the executive decree of President 13818 of the president, who declared a national emergency with regard to human rights violations and corruption in the world. According to the 2017 Treasury Department, the 2017 Executive Decree is based on the Magnitsky World Rights Rights Responsibility Act in 2016, which allows the Treasury President and the Treasury of Foreign Active Control to impose sanctions on foreign officials responsible for human rights violations.

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The judge of the Brazilian Supreme Court Alexandre de Moraes (right) and President Donald Trump (left). (Getty Images)

Rumors that the United States could take sanctions targeting Moraes were reported earlier this month, Bolsonaro’s son Eduardo would have worked closely with the White House to push the United States to impose sanctions.

From Moraes, a Brazilian supreme federal court justice, Has been leading the Case Against Bolsonaro, Steering Key Developments in the Case As Its Official “rapporteur,” Which Followed An 884-Page report by the Brazilian Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet Detailing A Scheme Alleging Bolsonaro and 33 Others participated in a plan to remain in power despite losing to current president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

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The president of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro is expressed during an event to launch a new register to professional workers in the fish industry at the Planalto Govern Palace on June 29, 2021 in Brasilia, Brazil. (Images Andressa Anholete / Getty)

The case against Bolsonaro alleys that the coup attempt involved the systematic sowing of national distrust in the electoral system among the population, the drafting of a decree to give the intrigue a lock of legality and put pressure on high -level military brass to support the plan and encourage a riot in the capital.

A panel of judges on the Supreme Court of Brazil accepted the accusations against Bolsonaro in March and finally ordered the former trial. The five judges ruled in favor of accepting the accusations, which included accusations involving a plan to poison the successor of Bolsonaro and kill a judge of the Supreme Court.