> According to the Constitution of Brazil, foreign court decisions "can only be enforced in Brazil upon approval or in compliance with international judicial cooperation mechanisms," the court said.
> Although the ruling did not explicitly mention the Magnitsky Act, a Brazilian court source told AFP that the ruling "in theory" invalidates the law in Brazil -- though Washington has already contested this interpretation.
They are moving to sacrifice the country's entire economy in order to maintain the despotic supreme court judge who got sanctioned under Magnitsky.
If they keep this up it's pretty much over for this country. Wow.
duxup•43m ago
I'm a little lost on the whole story here, article is short.
What did the US government expect? The Brazilian government to carry out their wishes just because of US legal action in the US?
matheusmoreira•1h ago
> Although the ruling did not explicitly mention the Magnitsky Act, a Brazilian court source told AFP that the ruling "in theory" invalidates the law in Brazil -- though Washington has already contested this interpretation.
They are moving to sacrifice the country's entire economy in order to maintain the despotic supreme court judge who got sanctioned under Magnitsky.
If they keep this up it's pretty much over for this country. Wow.