Brazil has a different court system.
According to Wokepedia:
The Federal Supreme Court (Portuguese: Supremo Tribunal Federal, [suˈpɾẽmu tɾibuˈnaw fedeˈɾaw], abbreviated STF) is the supreme court (court of last resort) of Brazil, serving primarily as the country’s Constitutional Court. It is the highest court of law in Brazil for constitutional issues and its rulings cannot be appealed.
The current chief abuser on this Court is Alexander de Moraes.
I cannot resist. He looks the part.
“Once on the Court, Moraes wasted no time in asserting his authority in ways that went far beyond traditional judicial oversight. He spearheaded Inquiry No. 4781, known as the “Fake News Inquiry”, under the guise of combating misinformation. But in reality, the inquiry functioned as a mechanism to silence critics, target political opponents, and consolidate judicial control over public discourse. One of its first acts was the censorship of a news article exposing the alleged corruption of Justice José Antonio Dias Toffoli, a close ally of Moraes. Under threat of massive fines, Moraes forced the removal of the article, demonstrating that he was willing to leverage his judicial power not to defend democracy, but to protect his own allies from scrutiny.
This pattern of judicial authoritarianism has only escalated. The lawsuit against Moraes outlines how he has personally overseen the censorship and criminalization of opposition figures, particularly those aligned with former President Jair Bolsonaro. Using sealed orders—secretive judicial commands that evade public scrutiny—Moraes has targeted at least 150 individuals, including politicians, journalists, and social media commentators, accusing them of spreading disinformation or engaging in anti-democratic speech. The irony, of course, is that in his supposed effort to protect democracy, he has stripped it of one of its foundational pillars: free speech. . . .
This is not the behavior of a judge. This is the behavior of a tyrant who views the judiciary as his personal instrument of power. Moraes wields greater authority than any elected official in Brazil—more than the President, more than the Congress. He does not answer to voters. He does not respect due process. He issues secretive orders that evade oversight. He punishes those who challenge his rule, even beyond his own nation’s borders.
One of the brave Brazilians resisting the increasingly authoritarian Brazilian government is Marcel Van Hattem.
BRAZIL (17 FEBRUARY 2025): The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights’ Special Rapporteur for Free Expression, Pedro Vaca, conducted an official visit to Brazil this week to investigate ongoing free speech violations by Brazilian authorities. The investigation follows multiple filings with the Commission as a result of escalating state censorship in the country, dating back to 2019, reaching a head in September with the suspension of X (Twitter). . . .
Marcel van Hattem, member of the Chamber of Deputies for Brazil and one of the legislators who filed the petition, commented:
“We must continue to push back against censorship in our country, and put a stop to those who are abusing their power. What we have seen time and again in Brazil is an egregious silencing of political voices, citizens, journalists, or anyone who might share different viewpoints from Judge Alexandre de Moraes, President Lula da Silva, or others in control. We can’t afford to lose Brazil to authoritarianism, and I am grateful to the Special Rapporteur for taking an urgent look at this crisis. These attempts to silence and censor cannot be allowed to stand.”
I will try post more regularly on this site about these vital issues and the courageous Brazilian patriots fighting for justice.
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