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U.S. Revokes Visas of Brazilian Supreme Court Justices and Families

Rubio invoked U.S. immigration law to bar the justices for alleged censorship of protected expression, drawing sharp condemnation from President Lula da Silva

FILE - Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro sits before Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes during his Supreme Court trial, along with others, charged in an alleged coup plot to keep Bolsonaro in office after his 2022 election defeat, in Brasilia, Brazil, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)
FILE - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva surveys the damage at the Planalto Palace after it was stormed by supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro, in Brasilia, Brazil, Jan. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)
Eduardo Bolsonaro, the son of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro, takes the stage backdropped by a screen featuring U.S. President Donald Trump, and Jair Bolsonaro, at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)

Overview

  • The U.S. revoked the visas of Justice Alexandre de Moraes, his allied justices and their immediate family members under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
  • Secretary of State Marco Rubio accused the justices of orchestrating a “persecution and censorship complex” that infringes free speech rights, including those of Americans.
  • President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva denounced the visa revocations as unacceptable interference in Brazil’s judicial sovereignty.
  • Former President Jair Bolsonaro remains under court-ordered electronic ankle monitoring, curfews and social media bans as his coup-plot trial proceeds.
  • President Trump has threatened to impose a 50% tariff on Brazilian imports from August 1 if the dispute over Bolsonaro’s case is not resolved.