Minister Alexandre de Moraes, of the Supreme Court (STF), was the target of Magnitsky Law, a provision of US legislation used to punish foreigners accused of corruption or serious human rights violations on the last 30th.
he was accompanied by accusations of “witch hunt”, censorship and abuse against fundamental rights.
Now, authorities in the United States as well, Viviane Barci, to make a possible sanction process ready.
What is the magnitsky law?
Created in 2012, during the government of Barack Obama, it was named Sergei Magnitsky, Russian lawyer who died in 2009 after denouncing a corruption scheme involving his country’s authorities.
Initially focused on responsible for his death, the legislation was expanded in 2016, allowing sanctions against anyone involved in significant corruption or abuses against human rights.
Punishments include blockade of goods and accounts in the US, cancellation of visa and prohibition of entry into the country. To be imposed, the US government must present reliable evidence of infractions.
How can she be applied to the magistrate’s wife
In the case of Moraes, the application of the law is already in force. As for Viviane Barci, the investigation made by CNN It indicates that the US government seeks to gather all the elements to act quickly if Trump understands that there is the basis for sanctioning it.
If this occurs, it may have blocked goods, restrictions of movement and prohibited entry in the US territory, measures similar to those already affecting the minister.
(With information from Débora Bergamasco, from CNN)
