US Government: Do respect the Justice and the sovereignty of Brazil !
Feb 26, 2025
The Brazilian government receives, with surprise, the statement published today by the US State Department regarding legal action brought by private companies in that country to exempt themselves from complying with decisions of the Brazilian Supreme Court.
The Brazilian government firmly rejects any attempt to politicize judicial decisions and highlights the importance of respecting the republican principle of the independence of powers, contemplated in the Brazilian Federal Constitution of 1988.
The State Department’s statement distorts the meaning of the decisions of the Federal Supreme Court, whose effects are intended to ensure the application, in the national territory, of the relevant Brazilian legislation, including the requirement for the constitution of legal representatives for all companies operating in Brazil.
Freedom of expression, a fundamental right enshrined in the Brazilian legal system, must be exercised, in Brazil, in accordance with other legal precepts in force, especially those of a criminal nature.
The Brazilian State and its republican institutions were the target of an anti-democratic orchestration based on mass disinformation disseminated on social media.
The facts involving the attempted coup against popular sovereignty, after the 2022 presidential elections, are the subject of ongoing action in the Brazilian Judiciary.