Tag: Alexandre de Moraes

Brazil Is Becoming a Socialist Dictatorship

January 17, 2023
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Commentary Peacefully protesting against a controversial election is now a serious crime in Brazil, with sentences of up to 15 years or more. At least 1,200 people have been detained as part of the dismantling of a protester camp in Brasília, Brazil, on Jan. 9. They have been charged with the “crime” of being camped…

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Brazil’s Electoral Court Rejects Bolsonaro Election Challenge

November 24, 2022
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BRASILIA—The head of Brazil’s electoral court Alexandre de Moraes on Wednesday rejected a complaint from President Jair Bolsonaro’s allies to challenge the presidential election, which the incumbent lost by a small margin, according to a court document. Leftist former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva narrowly defeated Bolsonaro in the Oct. 30 runoff election. Lula’s…

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Blocking the Brazilian President’s Social Media: Supreme Court’s Threat to Democracy

September 5, 2022
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Commentary In Brazil, some judges have highly ambitious political goals and make decisions accordingly. The current presiding justice at the nation’s Supreme Electoral Court is Alexandre de Moraes. He was elected as the presiding electoral officer in August, in a public ceremony with 2,000 guests at the court auditorium. He was a member of the…

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