AGU will ask the American court to defend Brazil in the Rumble case

The AGU (Attorney General's Office) decided to file a request to defend Brazil in the criminal action proposed by the companies Rumble Inc. and Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. against Minister Alexandre de Moraes, of the STF (Supreme Federal Court), in the Federal Court of Florida, in the United States.

The department, headed by minister Jorge Messias, will request the intervention of the Brazilian State in the case before the American court this Monday afternoon (15).

In a note, the AGU states that the action is "an attempt to offend national sovereignty and the independence of the Brazilian Judiciary".

According to the statement, Brazil will not consent to the analysis of STF decisions by judges from another country.

"Brazilian judicial decisions must be complied with or questioned before our own courts, in accordance with the procedural law in force in Brazil", they declare.

The AGU also states that it has "full confidence" in the impartiality of the North American Judiciary, but "hopes that the process will be terminated without judging the allegations presented by the companies" against Moraes.

Rumble Inc. and Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. *

The case was opened in February in the Federal Court of Florida on the accusation that the Brazilian magistrate had promoted illegal censorship against political speeches by users aligned with the Brazilian right, such as influencer Allan dos Santos.

According to the companies, the minister's decisions forcing Rumble to remove accounts of Brazilian figures would violate the First Amendment of the United States Constitution, which protects freedom of expression.

The plaintiffs also claim that Moraes ordered the platform to maintain legal representation in Brazil to comply with court orders.

Although Trump Media was not directly targeted by the STF's decisions, the company argues that it depends on Rumble's technological infrastructure for Truth Social to operate.

Why did the American Court authorize the summons by email?
In the decision, the judge states that attempts at international legal cooperation were paralyzed after a change in procedure involving the STJ (Superior Court of Justice).

According to the document, the STJ previously consulted the PGR (Attorney General's Office) and the AGU before moving forward with the international summons request.

The companies claimed that the PGR presented a confidential statement defending that the notification was barred and that the procedure began to be processed "under secrecy".

For the authors of the action, judicial cooperation had become "politicized and effectively unavailable", creating an impasse with no concrete prediction of conclusion.

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*Under the supervision of Renata Souza

Source: CNN