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Brazil Summons US Envoy Over Bolsonaro Trial Post

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Brazil summoned the US chargé d’affaires after a controversial embassy post on Jair Bolsonaro’s trial sparked outrage in Brasília

The post criticised Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, accusing him of censorship and persecuting Bolsonaro and his supporters

It claimed Moraes’s actions led to US Magnitsky Act sanctions, imposed during Donald Trump’s presidency

The embassy warned Moraes’s allies not to support his actions, stating it was “monitoring the situation closely"

Brazil viewed the message as a direct threat to its judiciary and interference in domestic affairs

Chargé d’affaires Gabriel Escobar was summoned for the third time since Trump began publicly defending Bolsonaro

Brazil’s foreign ministry expressed “deep indignation” over the tone and content of recent US posts

Escobar had met Vice President Geraldo Alckmin a day earlier to discuss reversing US tariffs

President Lula said he would not “humiliate” himself seeking talks with Trump, citing stalled US-Brazil negotiations