While the regime of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva insists on denying any interference between the Executive Power and the Judiciary, a slip-up ended up exposing what the opposition has been denouncing for years. An open microphone captured an informal conversation between the Brazilian president and Judge Alexandre de Moraes, reigniting accusations about the close relationship between the two and fueling the debate about the independence of the Supreme Federal Court amid the growing political tension in Brazil.
“Let's have a coffee”. With that simple phrase, but loaded with impunity, the dictator Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva sealed his complicity with Alexandre de Moraes, the judge of the Supreme Federal Court who has been responsible for banning and condemning the main opponents of the regime.
The incident, which occurred at the end of an official speech, eliminated any trace of the nonexistent separation of powers in present-day Brazil, revealing that judicial rulings are cooked up in the intimacy of the presidency.
This carnal link between the Executive and the Supreme Court is not new to the international community. In fact, on July 28, 2026, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, made the decisive decision to extend the national emergency declared over Brazil for one year.
This measure, based on Executive Order 14323 originally signed on July 30, 2025, qualifies the actions of the Brazilian government as an “unusual and extraordinary threat” to U.S. security and economy due to censorship and political persecution.
Judge Alexandre de Moraes, identified by the Trump administration as a key player in this authoritarian scheme, has systematically abused his power to freeze bank accounts, confiscate passports, and issue secret orders to tech companies to remove opposition content. Under his judicial command, a hunt against former president Jair Bolsonaro has been executed, threatening the transparency of the 2026 presidential elections.
