Moraes, who is overseeing a criminal case against Trump ally Bolsonaro, told a court session on Friday that he will continue to do his job and “ignore the sanctions” imposed by the US that effectively

The US imposed sanctions on Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, escalating its targeting of the judge overseeing legal probes into whether former President Jair Bolsonaro attempted a coup after his 2022 election defeat.

The US also imposed a 50% tariff on Brazil after Trump accused it of "attacks" on US companies and of conducting a "witch hunt" against Bolsonaro.