The president of the House of Representatives, Hugo Motta (Republicans-PB) said on Wednesday (30) that Brazil is a sovereign country and that does not support sanctions from foreign nations against members of the three powers.
The note with the position was published on Motta’s social networks. He does not directly quote the United States, nor the Supreme Court Minister (STF) Alexandre de Moraes. But it occurs on the same day that Donald Trump’s government announced financial sanctions to Moraes through Called Magnitsky Law.
“As a sovereign country we cannot support any kind of sanction by foreign nations directed to members of any power constituted from the Republic. This is valid for all parliamentarians, members of the Executive and Ministers of the Superior Courts.”
In the text, Motta points out that Brazilian democracy is supported by three powers – executive, legislative and judiciary – that must act with independence and harmony, as established by the Constitution. “I reaffirm that the House of Representatives will always be a space for dialogue and balance in the defense of institutionality and Brazil, especially in challenging times.”
Magnitsky law
On the afternoon of Wednesday (30), the United States Foreign Asset Control Office (USA) applied a Sanction against STF Minister Alexandre de Moraes.
The magnitsky law was called, used to punish alleged human rights violators abroad. The measure blocks goods and companies from the US sanction targets. If Moraes has companies or control, with 50% or more, companies in the US, they will be blocked.
The organ of the US Treasury Department accuses Moraes of violate freedom of expression and authorize “arbitrary arrests”citing the judgment of the attempted coup and decisions against US social media companies.
Tariff
On the same day, President Donald Trump signed a Executive Order (OE) increasing the value of the import tariff of Brazilian products to 50%. The rates come into force in seven days, ie on August 6. Products such as airplanes, ores and orange juice were left out of taxation.
In the document, entitled Facing threats to the United States by the Brazilian government, Trump justifies the measures adopted against Brazil as a response to the treatment given to former President Jair Bolsonaroaccusing Brazilian authorities of persecution.
The American President cites the Bolsonaro trial in the Supreme Courtsaying that the Court “has misused that Bolsonaro must be tried for these unjustified criminal accusations.”
