The Dispute Between the American Government and Brazil over the Conviction of Former Brazilian President Bolsonaro is an escalating. The United States Has Now also Imposed Sanctions on the Wife of the Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Who Led The Trial Against Bolsonaro.
The Administration of President Donald Trump is Penalizing the Judge’s Wife, Accordance to the Website of the Treasury Department in Washington. A Financial Institution Controlled by the Family Has also Been Blacklisted. Accordance to the American Government, The Institution Could Be Used to Circumvent Sanctions.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Stated that the US Will Not Hesitation to Impose Sanctions on Other Brazilian Officials “If Necessary.” Hey also warned Parties Doing Business With Individuals on the American List. Regarding the Sanctions Against the Supreme Court Justice and His Wife, Bessent Said That There Is “No Clyde Without Bonnie”.
The Brazilian Supreme Court Calls the Sanctions UNLAWFUL. “Imposing sanctions on a Judge is already unlawful, but it is just worse to impose them on a family member as well,” the statement reads.
The Government of Brazil Says It is Deeply Outraged by the Announced American Sanctions. “We see this step as another attempt by the us at orlawful interference in Domestic Affairs,” the statement reads. “This is an Attack on Brazilian Sovereigtty. Our country will not bow to aggression.”
Bolsonaro Recently Convicted for Coup Attempt
Former President Bolsonaro was recently sentenced to 27 years in Prison for a Coup Attempt After the Lost Elections of 2022. Washington Already Imposed Sanctions on the Supreme Court Justice in July. Accordance to the us, he used his position to weaponize courts and suppress freedom of Expression.
The American President Sees Bolsonaro, who is also called the ‘Trump of the Tropics’, as an Ally and calls his prosecution a political witch hunt.