U.S. Lifts Sanctions Against Justice Alexandre de Moraes of Brazil
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In December 2025, the U.S. Treasury Department lifted sanctions against Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, his wife, and her law firm. The sanctions, imposed in July under the Global Magnitsky Act, targeted Justice de Moraes for alleged human rights abuses related to the trial and conviction of former President Jair Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro was convicted of attempting to overturn the 2022 election. The Treasury Department stated that maintaining the sanctions was no longer consistent with U.S. foreign policy interests. Justice de Moraes, who oversaw Bolsonaro's trial, has been criticized for actions perceived as anti-democratic, but he asserted that the Brazilian judiciary acted impartially. Bolsonaro denied the charges against him.
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