Moraes goes to Corinthians game, smiles and makes obscene gesture on the US sanction day
Hours after being the target of Magnitsky Law, one of the main sanctions applied by the United States government, Minister Alexandre de Moraes of the Supreme Court (STF), went to the neo chemistry Arena to watch the classic between Corinthians, his heart team, and Palmeiras, for the round of 16 of the Brazilian Cup, on Wednesday (30). Accompanied by his wife, the minister smiled, nodded to the audience and made an obscene gesture with the middle finger.
Moraes arrived at the stadium located in the east of São Paulo accompanied by his wife and, after being challenged by an interlocutor, replied “Vai Corinthians”. The report of Estadão/Broadcast He did not witness any episode of stroke involving the magistrate, who settled in one of the local cabins. In March this year, Moraes had already accompanied the Paulista Championship final at Neo Chemistry Arena. At the time, Corinthians beat Palmeiras and was champion.
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Organ also expressed solidarity with the STF Minister
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The presence of Moraes at the stadium also caught the attention of narrator Galvão Bueno, who conveyed the game on Amazon Prime. “Then you will see the presence of the Supreme Court Minister, Alexandre de Mores, who is involved in all this conversation, this dispute with the United States government. But this is political. He is there as a fan. He has all the right to be there as a fan,” said Galvão.
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Earlier, on Thursday, the STF minister was the target of a sanction by Donald Trump’s government. The legal provision triggered by the US Treasury Secretariat imposes financial restrictions on foreigners accused of corruption or serious human rights violations. Sought, the Supreme did not speak.
The US government’s decision blocks bank accounts and wages Moraes’s access to the US financial system, which prevents him from accessing any assets in US territory. The law also provides for prohibition of entry in the country. His visa and seven other members of the STF and the Attorney General, Paulo Gonet, had already been suspended in order of Trump last week.
Like the Estadão/Broadcast It showed, it was the first time that an authority of a democratic country was punished by the MAGNSTSKY law. To date, the standard had only been applied to serious human rights violators, such as dictatorial regimes authorities, members of terrorist groups and criminals linked to money laundering and serial murders.
