US considers new sanctions on Brazilian judge, FT reports  17-Aug 01:56

The U.S. government has discussed ​new sanctions against ‌Brazilian Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes, ​the Financial Times ​reported on Sunday, citing ⁠people familiar ​with the matter.

The U.S. sanctioned ​Justice Moraes last year in July under the ​Global Magnitsky ​Act, punishing him for overseeing ‌the ⁠trial that led to former President Jair Bolsonaro's conviction ​and ​imprisonment ⁠for attempting a coup after ​losing his 2022 ​re-election ⁠bid.

The United States later removed these sanctions ⁠in ​December.