Rubio Announces Visa Revocations On Brazilian Judge For 'political Witch Hunt' Against Ex-president Bolsonaro

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced visa restrictions connected a Brazilian judge aft nan country's Supreme Court issued hunt warrants and restraining orders against erstwhile President Jair Bolsonaro.

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, his unspecified friends connected nan tribunal and his contiguous family members will look visa revocations, according to Rubio, who criticized what he called a "political witch hunt" against nan erstwhile president.

"President Trump made clear that his management will clasp accountable overseas nationals who are responsible for censorship of protected look successful nan United States," Rubio said successful a statement. 

"Brazilian Supreme Federal Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes's governmental witch hunt against Jair Bolsonaro created a persecution and censorship analyzable truthful sweeping that it not only violates basal authorities of Brazilians, but besides extends beyond Brazil's shores to target Americans," he continued.

POLICE SEARCH FORMER BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT JAIR BOLSONARO'S HOME, POLITICAL HEADQUARTERS

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro speaks to nan media astatine nan Federal Senate successful Brasília, Brazil, July 17, 2025. (Reuters)

As portion of nan court's orders, Bolsonaro is prohibited from contacting overseas officials, utilizing societal media aliases approaching embassies complete allegations he sought nan interference of U.S. President Donald Trump, according to nan determination issued by Moraes, who cited a "concrete possibility" of him fleeing nan country.

Federal constabulary raided Bolsonaro's home, and he had an ankle show placed connected him.

Trump has already attempted to unit Brazil's officials to thief Bolsonaro by announcing a 50% tariff connected equipment from nan state from August 1 successful a missive that began by criticizing Bolsonaro's proceedings earlier Brazil's Supreme Court connected accusations of attempting to overturn nan past election.

The U.S. president has pushed Brazil to extremity nan lawsuit against Bolsonaro, arguing that nan erstwhile Brazilian leader was nan unfortunate of a "witch hunt."

Bolsonaro is connected proceedings earlier Brazil's Supreme Court connected charges of plotting a coup to extremity President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva from taking agency successful January 2023.

Bolsonaro told Reuters that he believed nan orders against him were issued successful consequence to Trump's disapproval of his trial.

The erstwhile president described Moraes arsenic a "dictator" and called nan latest tribunal orders acts of "cowardice."

Brazil's erstwhile President Jair Bolsonaro arrives astatine nan State Secretariat of Penitentiary Administration office successful Brasília, Brazil, July 18, 2025. (REUTERS/Adriano Machado)

"I consciousness ultimate humiliation," he said astir wearing nan ankle monitor. "I americium 70-years-old, I was president of nan republic for 4 years."

Bolsonaro denied immoderate plans to time off nan country, but said he would meet pinch Trump if he could get entree to his passport, which was seized past year. He besides said he had contacted nan apical U.S. diplomat successful Brazil to talk Trump's tariff threat.

White House spokesperson Anna Kelly said connected Friday, citing erstwhile comments from Trump, that "Bolsonaro and his supporters are nether onslaught from a weaponized tribunal system."

On Thursday, Trump shared a missive he sent to Bolsonaro.

"I person seen nan unspeakable curen you are receiving astatine nan hands of an cruel strategy turned against you. This proceedings should extremity immediately!" he wrote.

Moraes said successful his determination that nan restrictions against Bolsonaro were because of allegations that nan erstwhile president was attempting to person nan "head of authorities of a overseas nation" interfere successful Brazilian courts, which nan judge called an onslaught connected nationalist sovereignty.

TRUMP CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE END TO ‘UNJUST’ TRIAL OF FORMER BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT JAIR BOLSONARO

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced visa restrictions connected Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, his unspecified friends connected nan tribunal and his contiguous family members. (JULIEN DE ROSA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

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The judge added that Trump's threats of higher tariffs sought to create a superior economical situation successful Brazil to interfere successful nan country's judicial system.

Bolsonaro was besides prohibited from contacting cardinal allies, including his boy Eduardo Bolsonaro, a Brazilian congressman who has been moving successful nan U.S. to stitchery support for his father.

The erstwhile Brazilian president told Reuters he had been talking to his boy almost regular and denied immoderate concerted U.S. lobbying effort connected his behalf. He said he expected his boy to activity U.S. citizenship to debar returning to Brazil.

A five-judge sheet of Brazilian Supreme Court judges upheld Moraes' decision.

Reuters contributed to this report.