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Trump just slammed Brazil with 50% tariffs.

The headlines say “trade war.” Wrong.

It’s about a Brazilian judge who violated U.S. citizens.

Alexandre de Moraes is about to learn why you don’t mess with America.

Here’s the untold story:

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Meet the judge who runs Brazil's Supreme Court.

Alexandre de Moraes wields power American judges could never touch.

Jail anyone. Censor anything. No oversight required.

In 2024, he picked a fight that would cost Brazil billions:

August 30th.

Moraes banned Twitter across Brazil, and 200 million people lost access overnight.

Why? Elon Musk refused to delete government critics.

But that was just Moraes' opening move...

Moraes froze Starlink's bank accounts (nothing to do with X).

X faced huge fines, starting at $100,000 per day, PER account not removed.

And Moraes launched criminal investigations on X executives worldwide.

Then came the 40-day blackout...

X was shut down in Brazil.

• Journalists lost their news source.
• Businesses lost customers.
• Citizens lost free speech.

Moraes called it "protecting democracy."

But this is what sparked the national intelligence warnings...

American citizens were next.

Their crime? Criticizing Brazil online.

Living in America. Posting American opinions.

Yet their accounts vanished, and criminal investigations were launched.

You thought Moraes was finished? Not yet:

Moraes prosecuted Trump's ally Jair Bolsonaro.

The charge? Questioning Brazil's 2022 election.

Sound familiar?

Supporters jailed without trial. Assets frozen. Passports seized.

Trump watched his friend face the same lawfare he knew too well:

January 2025.

Trump entered office with private warnings for Brazil.

"Stop the witch hunt or face consequences."

Brazil ignored him. Moraes doubled down instead.

So on July 30, Trump unveiled his ace card:

50% tariffs. No negotiations. Effective August 6th.

• Coffee prices would spike
• Manufacturing would hemorrhage
• Brazil's economy would bleed billions

But the tariffs were just the beginning:

Trump invoked emergency powers reserved for terrorism.

Treasury froze Moraes' U.S. assets, banned his travel, and added him to the sanctions list with hardened criminals.

Brazil's government exploded in rage...

Coffee jumped 30% overnight. Brazilian exporters lost billions.

But Trump had calculated carefully—exempting aircraft, energy, and orange juice.

He wanted leverage, not a complete wipe-out.

But he got something even bigger:

A new precedent in global power.

America has never weaponized trade against judicial overreach before.

But now, every country with U.S. trade deals has suddenly sat up.

But this reveals something huge:

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