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Brazilian congressman accuses Supreme Court of State persecution, seeks U.S. sanctions
Brazilian Congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro compared Brazil’s judiciary on Tuesday to those of Cuba, Venezuela, and North Korea, after the Supreme Court decided to investigate his campaign in the U.S. seeking sanctions against judges who have prosecuted his father for alleged coup plotting.
“A common feature of an exceptional regime is to persecute, threaten, and detain the relatives of political dissidents who speak out,” the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro (2019–2022) wrote on social media from the United States, where he has been since March.
“Venezuela, Cuba, North Korea, China, and now Brazil adopt the same criminal model of state persecution against dissidents’ families,” he added.
The investigation was launched Monday at the request of the Public Prosecutor’s Office and accepted by the Supreme Court, which assigned Judge Alexandre de Moraes—who is the main target of Eduardo Bolsonaro’s efforts with the U.S. government and Congress—to handle the case.
Eduardo Bolsonaro resigned his congressional seat in March and traveled to the U.S., where he remains, to seek “justice” for his father and other far-right figures facing charges of coup attempts.
The congressman has strong ties to the U.S. far-right and has leveraged his access to Donald Trump’s circle to push for sanctions against certain officials, especially Judge De Moraes, who also oversees the coup-related trial against his father.
On Tuesday, Eduardo Bolsonaro said he “expected nothing different from the highway tyrant who shames the Judiciary and unlawfully occupies a seat on the country’s highest court,” openly referring to De Moraes.
He also claimed that “the transformation of the Brazilian state into a criminal organization is nearly complete,” and warned that those responsible “will pay for their crimes.”
In recent weeks, the former president’s son has posted numerous messages on social media alongside Republican legislators who label Brazil a “dictatorship” and say they are inclined to promote sanctions against the judge.
International
Congressman García calls Trump immigration raids in Chicago a “trap” for National Guard deployment
Democratic Congressman from Chicago, Jesús ‘Chuy’ García, told EFE that the large-scale anti-immigration operation threatened by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is “a trap” designed to justify the deployment of the National Guard in one of the oldest sanctuary cities in the United States.
García emphasized that the escalation of raids and deportations under the so-called ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ amounts to “a declaration of war that the president wants to provoke in order to justify National Guard mobilization if clashes occur.”
“What is the trap? Creating confrontations, creating situations where people express opposition to the raids and the massive violation of constitutional and legal rights of the immigrant community,” said the U.S. House Representative.
He also noted that this strategy has already been tried in Los Angeles, another Democratic-majority city, where Trump sent the National Guard in June—against the will of local and state authorities—in response to mostly peaceful mass protests against increasing immigration raids.
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Mexico seeks U.S. extradition of two suspects in 2014 Ayotzinapa disappearances
Mexico has requested the extradition of two individuals allegedly involved in the disappearance of 43 students from Ayotzinapa (southern Mexico) in 2014, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced Tuesday.
The case, which reportedly involves police, drug traffickers, and possibly military officials, is considered one of the most serious human rights violations in Mexico and sparked international outrage.
The extradition request was submitted to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who met with Sheinbaum last Wednesday to discuss security matters.
“These are two individuals whose extradition is being requested (…) I personally informed the Secretary of State about this,” said the president during her regular press briefing.
Sheinbaum refrained from disclosing the identities of the suspects to avoid influencing the legal process. All individuals under investigation in the case are Mexican nationals.
Despite dozens of suspects having been linked to the investigation, the case remains largely unsolved. To date, only the remains of three students have been identified from small bone fragments.
The students disappeared on the night of September 26, 2014, in the city of Iguala (Guerrero, southern Mexico), while traveling to Mexico City to participate in a protest.
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Mexico proposes 8% Tax on violent video games to fund health and security programs
Mexican authorities have proposed imposing a tax on violent video games to support the government’s health and security strategy and to finance treatment for conditions linked to their consumption, the Ministry of Finance announced Tuesday.
The proposal, included in the 2026 budget plan presented on Monday, also considers special taxes on tobacco products and sugary drinks, according to Finance Minister Édgar Amador.
“These new levies fall more within the scope of health and security policy than traditional fiscal policy,” the minister said during a press conference. He added that the initiative reflects a “humanistic budget”, aiming to go beyond mere revenue collection and spending figures.
The Ministry has not yet detailed the criteria for selecting which video games would be affected, but it indicated that the tax would be 8% on the provision of this digital service, aiming to generate 183 million pesos ($9.8 million USD) in 2026.
Officials also did not specify the collection mechanism for this tax in an industry that operates primarily online and through digital platforms.
“Recent studies have found a link between violent video game use and higher levels of aggression among teenagers, as well as negative social and psychological effects such as isolation and anxiety,” the Ministry said while presenting the budget and explaining the rationale behind the new tax.
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