The president of , , stated this Saturday (22) that he did not know about () and classified the episode as “a shame”. The former Brazilian president was preventively arrested in the morning, in , by order of the minister, of the (Supreme Federal Court).
Trump was questioned about the case by journalist Mathias Brotero, Washington correspondent. Initially the Republican said he was not aware. Afterwards, he asked if that was exactly what had happened and then commented: “It’s a shame.”
The American Deputy Secretary of State, Christopher Landau, wrote on his social networks that Moraes, whom he called a “sanctioned human rights violator”, exposed the STF “to shame and international discredit by disrespecting traditional norms of judicial self-restraint and blatantly politicizing the judicial process”.
“The United States is deeply concerned about its latest attack on the rule of law and political stability in Brazil: the provocative and unnecessary arrest of former president Bolsonaro, who was already under house arrest under heavy surveillance and with strict communication restrictions. There is nothing more dangerous for democracy than a judge who recognizes no limits to his power,” he added.
The message was republished on the profile of the American embassy in Brazil.
One of the reasons cited by Moraes for decreeing the arrest was . The minister highlighted that the 13 km journey between the house where he was under house arrest and the US embassy, in the Southern Embassy Sector, can be done in less than 15 minutes.
According to the judge, the Integrated Monitoring Integration Center recorded, at 0:08 am this Saturday, an incident of violation in the former president’s electronic ankle bracelet.
“The information confirms the condemned man’s intention to break the electronic ankle bracelet to ensure his successful escape,” he wrote.
In the decision, the minister also revisited previous episodes of the process — such as the supposed intention of — to conclude that the risk of flight increased.
Considered an ally of Bolsonarism, Trump imposed one, at the end of July, now, citing Bolsonaro and saying that the former president was being persecuted by Moraes.
The tariff occurred after a tour by (PL-SP), son of the former president, in search of punishments for the STF minister.
The republican also canceled the visas of ministers and other Brazilian officials and announced the imposition of financial sanctions on Moraes.
Last week, the court’s First Panel unanimously decided to receive a .
