Sept. 23 (UPI) -- The United States has sanctioned the wife of Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, escalating the Trump administration's campaign against the judge overseeing the prosecution of Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil's former far-right president and ally of Donald Trump.
Bolsonaro was sentenced to 27 years in prison earlier this month by Brazil's Supreme Court for attempting a coup on Jan. 8, 2023, when thousands of his supporters stormed the Brazilian Congress, Supreme Court and Presidential Palace to call on the military to oust then-newly inaugurated President Lula da Silva.
Moraes was among the panel of justices to sentence Bolsonaro, but the Trump administration has been targeting him with punitive measures since at least mid-July as he oversaw his ally's criminal case.
The sanctions announced Monday by the U.S. Treasury and State Department target Viviane Barci de Moraes and the Lex Instituto de Estudos Juridicos LTDA, an organization linked to the Supreme Court justice, which his wife heads.
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