Moraes says that Brazilian banks can be punished if they cannot respect sanctions from the United States

Moraes says that Brazilian banks can be punished if they cannot respect sanctions from the United States


The Supreme Court Minister declared in an interview with the Reuters International Agency that “the judicial dispute is possible”, but at the moment “he chose to wait”

The minister of Supreme Federal Court (STF) Alexandre de Moraes said on Wednesday 20, that Brazilian financial institutions could be punished if they meet orders from the United States

“Brazilian courts can punish national financial institutions that block or confiscate domestic activities in response to US orders,” said the minister in an interview with Reuters Agency.

This Monday 18, a decision by the Minister Flávio Dino has opened a violation for Moraes to resort to the ASF itself against the penalties applied to him by the United States government based on Magnitsky’s law. Moraes was punished by the American sanction last month, declared by the United States government as “human rights violator”.

Source: Terra

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