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Moraes Presses Silveira and Rejects Malafaia Request as STF Signals Caution on U.S. Sanctions

Court leaders say any response to the U.S. measures will be considered after the Jan. 8 trials conclude, as personnel shifts linked to the sanctions take effect.

Overview

  • Alexandre de Moraes ordered Daniel Silveira’s defense to justify reported failures to return to his prison unit after authorized physiotherapy sessions in Petrópolis, citing monitoring reports.
  • The PGR supported Silveira’s progression from the semi-open to the open regime, while Moraes has yet to decide; the minister had previously granted a 113‑day sentence remittance.
  • Moraes denied pastor Silas Malafaia full access to the inquiry involving Eduardo Bolsonaro, stating the case files are already public, with Eduardo and Paulo Figueiredo ordered to answer PGR charges by October 8.
  • Judge Rafael Henrique Janela Tamai Rocha’s departure from Moraes’ gabinete was formalized in a September 15 DOU act that took effect this Friday, shortly before U.S. actions that revoked visas and applied Magnitsky measures to figures linked to Moraes, including his wife.
  • Outgoing STF president Luís Roberto Barroso said the Court may evaluate a reaction to the U.S. sanctions after the ongoing Jan. 8 cases finish, as Edson Fachin prepares to assume the presidency on September 29.