The Federal Supreme Court (STF) Minister Flávio Dino said on Friday that sanctions that today affect a court minister may be promoted against Brazilian companies for protectionism, arguing that a country that values its constitution cannot accept external “strength measures”.
“A country that values its constitution cannot accept strength measures that threaten its citizens, citizens and companies,” Dino said in an interview with reporters in Salvador, who had audio released by the STF’s advisory.
“Today, the sanction or sanctions can go against a minister or politician. Tomorrow, these sanctions, not only from a country, but from others, can drive against any Brazilian company, for example, for protectionism,” he said, upon arrival of the 3rd International External Control Seminar.
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Dino’s statements were made after he determined on Monday that related to acts that were performed in Brazil.
This decision by Dino was interpreted as a kind of armor to colleague Alexandre de Moraes, the target of sanctions by the US government based on.
Dino said this and other decisions do not come to increase conflicts, but to “harmonize contentious situations and, above all, to avoid conflicts in the future.”
He stated that the Supreme Court should not be expected to come to the disputes. “On the other hand, do not expect the Supreme to resign to its role and that kills Brazilian sovereignty,” he said.
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Dino said the Supreme “cannot give way to coercions, blackmail and threats because it would no longer be the judiciary.”
In an exclusive interview with Reuters published on Wednesday, which block or confiscate domestic assets in response to US orders.
According to the magistrate, the performance of US courts in relation to Brazilian banks who have operations in the United States “is the application of US law.”
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“Now, in the same way, if banks decide to apply the law internally, they can’t. And then they can be penalized internally,” he added.
