Brazil’s foreign ministry summoned the US charge d'affaires following embassy comments on the trial of former president Jair Bolsonaro. The US embassy criticized supreme court justice Alexandre de Moraes, accusing him of censorship and human rights violations. This sparked a strong reaction from the Brazilian government, interpreting the remarks as a direct threat to the judiciary overseeing Bolsonaro’s cases. This incident highlights deteriorating relations, aggravated by the US’s involvement in Brazil's judicial processes, especially since the former president's prosecution following the 2022 coup attempt.
The embassy’s social media post criticized supreme court justice Alexandre de Moraes, claiming he is the chief architect of censorship and persecution against Bolsonaro and his supporters.
The Brazilian government perceived the embassy's comments as a direct threat to the supreme court justices overseeing Bolsonaro’s trials, prompting them to summon US charge d'affaires Gabriel Escobar.
This incident is part of a trend where the US's senior official for public diplomacy openly criticized Brazil's judicial proceedings against Bolsonaro, escalating tensions between the two nations.
The Brazilian government reacted strongly, viewing the embassy's statements as intervention in their judicial matters and a violation of diplomatic norms, further straining bilateral relations.
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