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Brazilian Authorities Are Blocking Service of Process for Alexandre de Moraes A routine judicial formality — serving U.S. court papers under the Hague Convention — is being treated by Brazilian authorities as a mortal danger. The U.S. federal court asked Brazil’s judiciary back in July to serve Justice Alexandre de Moraes with notice of the Rumble and Trump Media v. Moraes lawsuit. Instead of processing the request, the Superior Tribunal de Justiça (STJ) has placed the file under seal, sent it to the Attorney General’s Office (PGR) for an opinion, and stalled for months. The PGR just issued its opinion and… it’s secret. This is not normal. Under the Hague Service Convention, courts are supposed to handle a service request as a purely administrative act, simply verifying formalities and executing them “expeditiously.” There’s no basis for secrecy and no role for prosecutors or the executive branch. But in this case, Moraes’s own allies are treating a simple service of process as if it were a threat to national security. The delay is a breach of Brazil’s international obligations and a transparent attempt to shield a Moraes from accountability in a U.S. court. These actions demonstrate how deeply the rule of law has been compromised across Brazilian institutions to protect a man accused of violating Constitutional rights on U.S. soil, targeting American companies, and criminalizing dissent. @SecRubio @DeputySecState it may be worth asking the Brazilian Foreign Minister, Mauro Vieira, who is hoping to see you this week, why the Rumble service of process request is being stalled. 09/10/2025 18:22 Conclusos para decisão ao(à) Ministro(a) PRESIDENTE DO STJ (Relator) (51) 09/10/2025 18:15 Recebidos os autos eletronicamente no(a) COORDENADORIA DE PROCESSAMENTO DE DECISÕES ESTRANGEIRAS E RECURSOS PARA O STF (132) 09/10/2025 18:00 Juntada de Petição de PARECER DO MPF nº 969032/2025 (85)