Tag: Alexandre de Moraes

• Tuesday, July 22nd 2025 - 10:29 UTC

  De Moraes rules Bolsonaro has 24 hours to explain use of social media

  

  Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes ruled Monday that former President Jair Bolsonaro and his legal team had 24 hours to explain the alleged use of social media, which would constitute noncompliance with the precautionary measures imposed by the magistrate.

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• Saturday, July 19th 2025 - 10:59 UTC

  US revokes visas of De Moraes and his family

  

  US Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered the visas of Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes and his family revoked following the magistrate's latest ruling regarding former President Jair Bolsonaro, whom he placed under house arrest with a tracking device around his ankle.

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• Friday, July 18th 2025 - 19:59 UTC

  De Moraes places Bolsonaro under house arrest after “blatant confession”

  

  Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes Friday ordered former President Jair Bolsonaro placed under house arrest after making “a blatant confession of obstruction of justice.” The former head of State also had a tracking device placed around his ankle, which he said meant a “supreme humiliation.”

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• Tuesday, July 15th 2025 - 10:02 UTC

  Bolsonaro's conviction requested by PGR

  

  Brazil's Attorney General's Office (PGR) on Monday filed a request before Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes to convict former President Jair Bolsonaro and seven other defendants belonging to the so-called “group 1” of the Jan. 8, 2023, uprising.

• Wednesday, June 4th 2025 - 18:44 UTC

  Brazil's STF issues arrest warrant against Congresswoman Zambelli

  

  Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) Court Justice Alexandre De Moraes ordered the arrest of Congresswoman Carla Zambelli, who has reportedly left the country. The magistrate also ordered the blocking of her passports, salary, assets, and social media accounts due to her conviction for hacking the electronic system of the National Council of Justice (CNJ).

• Wednesday, June 4th 2025 - 10:21 UTC

  De Moraes trusts Brazil's democracy to defend itself

  

  Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes insisted Tuesday that his country’s democracy would be able to defend itself from national and international enemies alike. His remarks came during a ceremony at the Superior Electoral Court (TSE), where his portrait was added to the gallery of former chief justices.

• Thursday, May 22nd 2025 - 19:00 UTC

  US sanctions against De Moraes not to be ruled out

  

  US Secretary of State Marco Rubio admitted he was considering the possibility of sanctioning Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre de Moraes under the Global Magnitsky Act for alleged human rights violations. The magistrate is targeting former President Jair Bolsonaro for the alleged Jan. 8, 2023, coup attempt, together with many of his aides and followers.

• Thursday, May 15th 2025 - 10:21 UTC

  Brazil: STF issues unanimous ruling against Congresswoman Zambelli

  

  The First Chamber of Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) unanimously sentenced Congresswoman Carla Zambelli to 10 years in prison for hacking into the electronic system of the National Justice Council (CNJ) in 2023. The ruling was supported by Justices Alexandre De Moraes, Flávio Dino, Cristiano Zanin, Luiz Fux, and Cármen Lúcia. The decision can be revised, Agencia Brasil explained.

• Friday, May 2nd 2025 - 10:50 UTC

  De Moraes grants house arrest to former President Collor de Melo

  

  Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Alexandre De Moraes allowed Thursday former President Fernando Collor de Melo to serve his 8-year, 10-month sentence under house arrest, citing humanitarian grounds. The decision follows a defense request citing Collor's “chronic health conditions,” including “sleep apnea, Parkinson's disease, and bipolar disorder”—as well as his “advanced age of 75.” Collor must wear an “electronic monitoring device” and can only receive visits from his legal team.

• Friday, April 25th 2025 - 10:26 UTC

  Bolsonaro's health worsens after STF bailiff visit

  

  Physicians treating former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Thursday that his health took a turn for the worse after receiving a Supreme Federal Court (STF) bailiff on Wednesday in his Intensive Care Unit ward at the DF Star Hospital in Brasília.