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Tom Phillips in Belém

‘He’s always on the attack’: the Brazilian judge prosecuting Bolsonaro inspires both love and hate

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The Brazilian supreme court justice Alexandre de Moraes attends a session at the supreme federal court in Brasília on 2 September 2025. Photograph: André Borges/EPA

Tattoo artist Bruno Ferreira has inked countless superheroes and superstars on to Brazilian bodies during his 25-year career: Wonder Woman, Batman, Ayrton Senna and Pelé.

But when Adauto Gomes Nascimento marched into his studio earlier this year, he had a different personality in mind: a muscular, shaven-headed supreme court judge called Alexandre de Moraes, who is now one of Brazil’s biggest and most controversial celebrities.

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