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Rod D. Martin@RodDMartin · Aug 1, 2025

🚨BREAKING: The U.S. has officially sanctioned a sitting Supreme Court Justice of Brazil for acting like a dictator.…

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The U.S. has sanctioned Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes under the Global Magnitsky Act for censoring political opponents, jailing dissidents, and threatening Elon Musk and X. The Trump administration, led by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and supported by Senator Marco Rubio, has tied these sanctions to broader pressure including tariffs on Brazilian imports, framing the action as defending free speech against authoritarian abuse.

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    🚨BREAKING: The U.S. has officially sanctioned a sitting Supreme Court Justice of Brazil for acting like a dictator. Alexandre de Moraes is censoring Americans, jailing political opponents, and targeting Elon Musk. Now Trump’s team is hitting back—hard. 🧵

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    2/ De Moraes has waged war on free speech in Brazil and abroad. He banned social media accounts—including Americans’—with secret court orders. He even threatened to imprison @elonmusk and his employees in Brazil for refusing to censor dissent. This is globalist tyranny.

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    @elonmusk 3/ De Moraes is pushing the bogus criminal case against former President Jair Bolsonaro. He accused Bolsonaro of "election interference" & “attempted coup” and ordered: Ankle monitors A social media gag order A ban on speaking to foreign embassies No trial. No due process.

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    @elonmusk 4/ Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent didn’t hold back: “De Moraes has taken it upon himself to be judge and jury in an unlawful witch hunt against U.S. and Brazilian citizens.” He called it an oppressive campaign of censorship and politicized prosecution.

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    @elonmusk 5/ Sen. Marco Rubio echoed that: “He abused his authority in a politically motivated effort to silence critics.” The Treasury is using the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act to punish human rights abusers and foreign enemies of free speech like De Moraes.

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    @elonmusk 6/ It's a full-court press. Just days ago, Trump slapped a 50% tariff on Brazilian imports, directly tying it to Brazil’s attacks on political speech, persecution of Bolsonaro, and threats to U.S. platforms like X. As @VP JD Vance said, "No free trade without free speech."

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    @elonmusk @VP 7/ Brazil’s Supreme Court is furious. They claim Trump has no right to intervene. But Trump’s message was clear: “Stop attacking political opponents. End your ridiculous censorship regime.” And now, the U.S. is holding foreign tyrants accountable—with consequences.

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