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Weekly Report - 29 May 2025 (WR-25-21)
BRAZIL: US visa restrictions pile pressure on high-profile judge
Having hinted on 21 May that the US is considering imposing sanctions on Brazilian supreme court (STF) justice Alexandre de Moraes, on 28 May US Secretary of State Marco Rubio appeared to ramp up the pressure on De Moraes by announcing that the US will refuse visas to “foreign nationals who censor Americans”. Many Brazilian media outlets have interpreted this as a threat against De Moraes, given the STF justice’s role in presiding over investigations into online disinformation.
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