Chairman Mast Issues Statement on Conviction of Former President Bolsonaro

WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast issued the following statement today on former President Bolsonaro’s conviction.. 

“I’m concerned, but not surprised that Brazil's Supreme Court, in a case led by Justice de Moraes, a sanctioned human rights abuser, has sentenced former President Bolsonaro to a draconian 27 years and 3 months in prison. De Moraes is known for arbitrary detentions and the suppression of freedom of expression—and this conviction proves exactly that. By sentencing Brazil's leading opposition figure, he has effectively silenced the voice of every Brazilian, setting a dangerous precedent in the largest democracy south of the U.S. border.”

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