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Brazil's Prosecutor General Urges STJ to Reject U.S. Bid to Serve Justice Moraes

A sealed opinion says foreign courts cannot reach Brazilian judicial acts without infringing judicial independence.

Overview

  • The Office of the Prosecutor General asked STJ President Herman Benjamin to refuse a Florida court's request to notify Supreme Court minister Alexandre de Moraes of a U.S. lawsuit.
  • Subprosecutor General Arthur Gueiros submitted the opinion under seal, advising that the request not be forwarded through Brazil's judicial cooperation channels.
  • The filing argues Moraes' orders were jurisdictional acts of state and warns that allowing foreign process would undermine the independence of Brazil's judiciary.
  • The STJ received the Florida notification in August and the decision now rests with its president, with no deadline set for a ruling.
  • Rumble and Trump Media filed the suit in February alleging free-speech violations tied to content removal orders, as tensions also include U.S. visa cancellation and Magnitsky sanctions against Moraes.