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Eduardo Bolsonaro attacks Moraes and says Trump will act against the minister and his wife: "He's not a man, he's a wimp"

Saturday, July 12


247 - In a new offensive against the Supreme Federal Court, federal deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro (PL-SP) once again attacked Minister Alexandre de Moraes in a post on social media. Currently in the United States, he accused Moraes of acting with bias in the fake news investigation and suggested that former US President Donald Trump will"come after" the minister and his wife. The statements were published in a video on Instagram this Thursday (11). The information is from O Globo.

Eduardo, who is being investigated for inciting the US government to impose sanctions on Brazilian officials, used the video to question Trump's absence from the investigation led by Moraes:

"Why don't you (Alexandre de Moraes) do the same thing to Trump that you did to me? That you did to Allan dos Santos and Elon Musk... Why don't you put Trump in the fake news investigation?" The congressman then raises his voice and launches a direct attack:

"I'm pointing this out here to prove that Alexandre de Moraes is not a man. Alexandre de Moraes is a wimp, Alexandre de Moraes is scared, Alexandre de Moraes is sleepless, because he knows that the Magnitsky law will soon come into effect."

The "Magnitsky Act" cited by Eduardo is a US law that allows the government to impose sanctions on foreign individuals accused of corruption or serious human rights violations. According to the congressman, Moraes is fearful of becoming a target of this legislation, which, he claims, could extend to his wife and members of the Federal Police.

"The way Trump is, (the Magnitsky Act) won't just target him (Alexandre de Moraes), it will probably target his wife, Fábio Shor, and other Federal Police officials. I don't know... Now everything is in Trump's hands... And he's unpredictable. He could come after the Attorney General's Office," he said, referring to Federal Police Chief Fábio Shor and the Attorney General's Office. In May, Attorney General Paulo Gonet requested an investigation to determine whether Eduardo acted to instigate the US to sanction Brazilian officials. This week, Moraes extended the investigation for another 60 days, responding to a request from the Federal Police, which is investigating Eduardo for suspected coercion during the trial and obstruction of justice.

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