Brazilian President Lula slammed US visa sanctions on judges presiding over the coup case against former leader Jair Bolsonaro, Donald Trump's far-right ally.

Justice Alexandre De Moraes Friday ordered former President Jair Bolsonaro placed under house arrest after making “a blatant confession of obstruction of justice.” The former head of State also had a tracking device placed around his ankle,

President Trump’s tariff threat against Brazil to protect his ally, former President Jair Bolsonaro, has sparked political turmoil in the South American country.

Friday’s measures against Bolsonaro were the clearest sign yet that Brazil has no intention of backing off his prosecution, despite White House pressure.

Tensions between the United States and Brazil are growing fast. At the center of it all is Alexandre de Moraes, a Brazilian Supreme Court justice, and Eduardo Bolsonaro, the son of Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered the visas of Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes and his family revoked following the magistrate's latest ruling regarding former President Jair Bolsonaro,

Bolsonaro told Reuters he saw the court orders as a reaction to Trump's criticism of his trial before the top court. Here's what else Bolsonaro said: He called Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes a "dictator" and described the latest court orders as acts of " cowardice " aimed at the former president's "supreme humiliation.