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Brazil's top court rules US laws do not apply to its territory (www.rfi.fr)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/34677764

Brazil's Supreme Court ruled on Monday that foreign legislation did not have jurisdiction in its country, after the United States used a law to sanction a judge on the court.

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[–] 85 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)

So a law that wasn't passed by the elected representatives of a country's population has no validity in that country. This had to be decided by a Supreme Court.

We truly live in the stupidest timeline.

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