Brazilian judge's visa yanked by U.S. for prosecuting Trump allies

What they're saying: Rubio said in a post on X that he was revoking visas for Brazilian Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes as well as "his allies on the court, as well as their immediate family members effective immediately."

• Rubio claimed de Moraes led a "political witch hunt" against Bolsonaro after the former president was charged with attempting to overturn his 2022 election loss.
• Rubio also accused de Moraes of creating "a persecution and censorship complex so sweeping that it not only violates basic rights of Brazilians, but also extends beyond Brazil's shores to target Americans."
• de Moraes had briefly banned Musk's X in South Americas largest country after the company refused with his court orders. The ban was eventually lifted by the Supreme Court a month later.
• Trump's own social media company, The Trump Media & Technology Group, also sued de Moraes in February, accusing him of censoring conservative voices on social media.

The other side: Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva condemned the move in a post on X.

• "My solidarity and support to the ministers of the Supreme Federal Court affected by yet another arbitrary and completely baseless measure by the United States government," he said, according to an online translation of his post.
• He continued: "Interference by one country in another's justice system is unacceptable and violates the basic principles of respect and sovereignty between nations."

Editor's note: This story has been updated with a response from Brazilian President Lula.