Trump's Ongoing Interference In Brazilian Justice

 

Acting to please his cult leader, gutless Secretary of State "Li'l" Marco Rubio has voided the visas of eleven Brazilian judges and others involved in bringing former Brazilian authoritarian Jair Bolsonaro to justice for attempting a coup against the elected government of President Lula da Silva in 2022.  Mirroring the Malignant Fascist's moves domestically to take revenge on those that sought to bring him to justice, the MF regime's action is a clear indication of his attempts to cultivate and protect an international movement of right- wing authoritarians.  The fact that Bolsonaro mimicked the January 6 MAGA coup attempt adds to the similarities with the MF.  From The Guardian:

"The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has reportedly stripped eight of Brazil’s 11 supreme court judges of their US visas as the White House escalates its campaign to help the country’s former president Jair Bolsonaro avoid justice over his alleged attempt to seize power with a military coup.

Bolsonaro, a far-right populist with ties to Donald Trump’s Maga movement, is on trial for allegedly masterminding a murderous plot to cling to power after losing the 2022 election to his leftwing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Bolsonaro is expected to be convicted by the supreme court in the coming weeks and faces a jail sentence of up to 43 years.

As the day of judgment nears, Trump has been increasing pressure on the court and President Lula’s administration. On 9 July, the US president announced he would impose 50% tariffs on all Brazilian imports as of 1 August, partly as a result of the supposed persecution of his ally. The move triggered an outpouring of nationalist anger in the South American country, with Lula describing it as 'unacceptable blackmail'." (our emphasis)

The MF and his minions like Rubio have a kinship with Bolsonaro, and are unconstrained by international norms and decency as they try to intimidate Brazil.  As the article notes, it appears to be backfiring on Bolsonaro.  More: 

"On Friday, after federal police raided Bolsonaro’s house and fitted him with an electronic tag to stop him absconding, Rubio announced further moves in support of the defendant, who he claimed was the victim of a 'political witch hunt'.

Writing on X, Rubio said he had ordered visa revocations for the judge leading the investigation into Bolsonaro, Alexandre de Moraes, as well as “his allies on the court” and their family members. Rubio did not name his other targets but the Brazilian newspaper O Globo identified them as Luís Roberto Barroso, José Antonio Dias Toffoli, Cristiano Zanin, Flávio Dino, Cármen Lúcia Antunes Rocha, Luiz Edson Fachin and Gilmar Ferreira Mendes."

Rubio even resorts to using the MF's "political witch hunt" language to describe Brazil's efforts to bring the rogue Bolsonaro to justice for a coup that was, like January 6, in broad daylight and videoed for posterity.  We're confident that Bolsonaro will be punished for his crime, unfortunately unlike the MF and his cultists.