{"id":2404399,"date":"2025-02-19T18:23:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T23:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-media-group-targets-brazilian-justice-after-bolsonaro-indictment-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-19T18:23:56","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T23:23:56","slug":"trump-media-group-targets-brazilian-justice-after-bolsonaro-indictment-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-media-group-targets-brazilian-justice-after-bolsonaro-indictment-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump media group targets Brazilian justice after Bolsonaro indictment &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-media-group-targets-brazilian-justice-after-bolsonaro-indictment-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2404399&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Trump Media and Technology Group has filed a lawsuit against Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre \u200dde Moraes,\u200c alleging that he violated\u2063 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/states-push-to-rein-in-big-tech-as-federal-gears-grind-slow\/\" title=\"States Push to Rein in Big Tech as Federal Gears Grind Slow\">free speech rights<\/a> \u200cof conservative commentators by banning thier accounts on the platform Rumble.\u200b This legal action comes shortly after the indictment \u2063of former Brazilian President Jair \u200bBolsonaro, a key ally of\u200b Donald Trump, on charges related to \u200ca plot to overthrow Brazil&#8217;s democratic order. The indictment claims that bolsonaro approved a plan to assassinate\u2062 his \u200dpolitical \u2063rival, \u200bcurrent President Luiz\u2063 Inacio Lula da Silva, and Justice\u200b Moraes. Bolsonaro has likened his situation to Trump&#8217;s,arguing that \u2064the charges\u200c against \u2064him are an attempt to criminalize his political movement and silence his supporters. The lawsuit claims that \u2063the bans enforced by Moraes represent an \u200boverreach of\u2062 authority, forcing Rumble to impose restrictions on \u2064U.S.-based\u2062 users as well.The charges against Bolsonaro will be presented to Brazil&#8217;s Supreme Court for a decision on a trial.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump media group targets Brazilian justice after Bolsonaro indictment<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1998738\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump's\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">media company filed<\/a> a lawsuit against a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/brazil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Brazilian\">Brazilian<\/a> Supreme Court justice hours after former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, a major Trump ally, was indicted.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The Trump Media &amp; Technology Group, which owns Truth Social&nbsp;and&nbsp;Rumble, said Justice Alexandre de Moraes violated the free speech rights of conservative commentators on Rumble when he ordered their ban, according to a lawsuit filed in a U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-court-is-fast-tracking-sidney-powells-request-for-a-forensic-exam-of-dominion-voting-machines\/\" title=\"Federal Court Is Fast-Tracking Sidney Powell\u2019s Request For A Forensic Exam Of Dominion Voting Machines\">federal court<\/a> in Tampa, Florida. The plaintiffs argued that the accounts were lawful under U.S. law.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Donald Trump, right, sits alongside Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro during a dinner at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, March 7, 2020. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;The Gag Orders demand that Rumble, from its Florida-based headquarters and without any Brazil operations, enforce a universal ban on the targeted accounts&mdash;imposing a total blackout that extends even to U.S. users,&rdquo; said the suit.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit was notable for its timing, taking place just hours after Bolsonaro&rsquo;s indictment in Brazil on a slew of criminal charges.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Brazilian Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet charged Bolsonaro with attempting a coup to overthrow Brazil&rsquo;s democratic order.<\/p>\n<p>The indictment alleged that prosecutors obtained extensive evidence showing Bolsonaro approved a plot to assassinate his electoral rival, current President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, and Moraes. Lula was to be poisoned, while Moraes was to be shot by special forces, according to the indictment. Though ultimately abandoned, the plotters went so far as to begin tracking Moraes&rsquo;s movements, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/18\/world\/americas\/brazil-bolsonaro-coup-charges.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"according to\">according to<\/a> the <em>New York Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Bolsonaro approached his indictment similar to Trump, denouncing it as &ldquo;the weaponization of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/major-youtuber-furious-to-discover-his-hometown-has-been-destroyed-by-leftist-policies\/\" title=\"Major YouTuber Furious to Discover His Hometown Has Been Destroyed by Leftist Policies\">justice system&#038;rdquo<\/a>; and comparing himself to the U.S. president.<\/p>\n<p>The accusations are &ldquo;nothing more than a desperate attempt to criminalize my political movement, silence millions of Brazilians, and rig the next election before a single vote is cast,&rdquo; he continued, pointing out that he handed over power to Lula peacefully. &ldquo;This is the same failed strategy that was used against President Trump.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Moraes was also the judge that banned X in Brazil, prompting a high-profile <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/3139864\/brazil-banishes-x-monthslong-feud-involving-elon-musk-boiled-over\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"feud\">feud<\/a> with Tesla CEO Elon Musk.<\/p>\n<p>The charges against Bolsonaro will now go to the Supreme Court, which will decide whether Bolsonaro will go to trial.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1998738\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1998738\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump media group sues Brazilian justice after Bolsonaro&#8217;s indictment<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2404400,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Trump-Bolsonaro.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[13949,4403,15074,34585,3634],"class_list":["post-2404399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-bolsonaro","tag-brazil","tag-indictment","tag-media-group","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Trump-Bolsonaro.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404399","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2404399"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404399\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2404403,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404399\/revisions\/2404403"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2404400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2404399"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2404399"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2404399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}