Trump Company Sues Brazilian Judge Leading Probe Into Bolsonaro's Alleged Coup | Common Dreams
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Trump's media company sues Brazilian Supreme Court justice as he considers arresting Bolsonaro over an alleged coup and assassination plot.

In a move that one political scientist said appeared aimed at “promoting autocracy globally,” U.S. President Donald Trump’s media company sued a Supreme Court justice in Brazil Tuesday just as the judge was considering whether to order the arrest of former right-wing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro—a close ally of Trump.

    • SinningStromgald@lemmy.world
      12·
      3 days ago

      I think he is suing via his ownership of Rumble and Truth Social because the judge made them take stuff down. Because I guess both are available in Brazil. I guess?

      • jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de
        6·
        2 days ago

        There’s still the question why an American court would have jurisdiction to apply the American constitution in Brazil.

          • jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de
            5·
            2 days ago

            From the article

            filed a lawsuit against Justice Alexandre de Moraes in a U.S. court in Tampa, Florida.

            The argument that follows is literally that a Brazilian court didn’t follow the US constitution.

            This is as bananas as China starting to fine people that talk about Taiwan or the Tienanmen protests anywhere in the world.

              • Dultas@lemmy.world
                1·
                2 days ago

                He’s just stealing it from Texas allowing people to sue for abortions that didn’t even happen in their jurisdiction and didn’t even involve the suing party.

              • jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de
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                2 days ago

                The US is probably going to steal any assets Alexandre de Moraes has in the US. But that will open a Pandora box - one that might make American oligrachs like Musk very unhappy.