The secretary of the US State Department, Marco Rubio, once again condemned actions by Minister Alexandre de Moraes, Supreme Court Minister (STF), on Monday (22), after the announcement of sanctions directed to the magistrate’s wife, Viviane Barci, and an institute linked to the family.
In X, Donald Trump’s secretary of government accused Moraes of committing abuse of authority in his position in the Brazilian Supreme Court. “He [Alexandre de Moraes] He used his position to instrumentalize the courts, authorize arbitrary preventive arrests and suppress freedom of expression, “Rubio said.
The Secretary of the State Department justified the measures against the minister’s wife and an institute associated with his family based on decisions considered illegal by the Government of Donald Trump.
“These sanctions add to a series of actions taken by the Trump government to blame Moraes for abuse of authority, creation of a censorship complex, blatant attack on political opponents and serious human rights violations,” the American authority continued.
Rubio also warned possible allies of Moraes that “those who protect and allow malignant foreign actors such as Moraes to be responsible.”
Earlier, in a statement, the Treasury Department said the White House’s intention to sanction the STF minister’s family is to reach the Moraes support network. Lawyer Viviane Barci, the minister’s wife, had eventual assets and assets in the United States blocked on Monday, as with Moraes in July, when she was sanctioned based on magnitsky law.
