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Trump’s media group sues Brazil justice weighing Bolsonaro indictment

The supreme court justice Alexandre de Moraes, who has been accused of violating the free speech rights of a far-right Brazilian influencer.
The supreme court justice Alexandre de Moraes, who has been accused of violating the free speech rights of a far-right Brazilian influencer. Photograph: Adriano Machado/Reuters

Donald Trump’s media group and the video platform Rumble have jointly filed a lawsuit against a Brazilian supreme court justice, alleging that he violated the right to free speech of a far-right Brazilian influencer residing in the US.

The suit against justice Alexandre de Moraes was filed in a federal court in Tampa, Florida, on Wednesday morning, just hours after he received the indictment of Brazil’s ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, formally accusing the far-right leader of leading a plot to cling to power after losing the 2022 election.

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