The State Department, equivalent to Brazil’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, announced on Tuesday (28) that it will restrict access to those who “censor” Americans.
The announcement does not quote the minister of (Supreme Federal Court), but Bolsonarist allies evaluate that he, as well as other members of the and the judiciary, will be reached by the restriction of visas.
In the statement, the Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, states that freedom of expression is well valued by Americans.
“Today I am announcing a new visa restriction policy that will be applied to foreign citizens responsible for censoring protected expressions in the United States. It is unacceptable for foreign authorities to issue or threaten issuing arrest warrants against US citizens or residents on social networks made on American platforms while physically present on American soil.”
“It is also unacceptable for foreign authorities to require American technology platforms to adopt global content moderation policies or engage in censorship activities that exceed their authority and interfere in the United States,” the US Secretary added.
The son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, the federal deputy licensed in January, for the US government Puna Moraes for what he sees as attacks against freedom of expression of companies such as X and Rumble, and people on American soil such as Allan dos Santos.
Last week, this possibility was more seriously treated by President Lula’s allies (PT) after the US Secretary of State said at a hearing in Congress
The Brazilian government has treated this hypothesis as an attack on the sovereignty of Brazil. Asked if this could not be a problem for the country itself, Eduardo says that it is up to Lula to decide to expand the clash with the US government if sanctions to Moraes are confirmed, as is a trend today.
