Trump Media Sues Brazilian Judge Presiding Over Bolsonaro Coup Accusations

Legal action against Justice de Moraes coincides with an indictment of former Brazilian president for alleged 2022 election plot.

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Alexandre De Moraes talks during a press conference on October 30, 2022 at Brasilia, Brazil. Arthur Menescal/Getty Images 2022

President Trump’s media company filed a lawsuit against a justice with the Brazilian Supreme Court just hours after the judge received an indictment against the country’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro.

The lawsuit, filed by the Trump Media & Technology Group in a U.S. federal court at Tampa on Wednesday morning, alleges that Brazilian justice Alexandre de Moraes illegally censored conservative voices on social media, according to the New York Times.

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