US freezes Judge Moraes’s assets, citing role in arbitrary detentions, censorship, and Bolsonaro-related prosecutions.

Il governo degli Stati Uniti ha sanzionato il giudice della Corte suprema Alexandre de Moraes con la legge Magnisky, utilizzata per punire gli stranieri. (ANSA)

Il governo degli Stati Uniti ha sanzionato il giudice della Corte suprema Alexandre de Moraes con la legge Magnisky, utilizzata per punire gli stranieri. (ANSA)

Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who has been in the cross-hairs of the Trump administration, will face sanctions in a significant escalation of pressure on Brazil.

Moraes, who oversees the criminal case against ex-president and Trump ally Jair Bolsonaro, is accused of suppressing freedom of expression.

Alexandre de Moraes, who oversees the criminal case against ex-president Bolsonaro, is accused of suppressing freedom of expression.

The sanctions come before Trump plans to impose tariffs of 50% on imports from Brazil in part because of the prosecution of former President Jair Bolsonaro.

The US Treasury issued new sanctions on Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, known for his role in the trial of Brazil's former far-right leader, Jair Bolsonaro,…

US freezes Judge Moraes’s assets, citing role in arbitrary detentions, censorship, and Bolsonaro-related prosecutions.

The US also imposed a 50% tariff on Brazil after Trump accused it of "attacks" on US companies and of conducting a "witch hunt" against Bolsonaro.

Supporters of Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, decried the US move against Alexandre de Moraes

U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned the Brazilian judge overseeing case against former President Jair Bolsonaro days after the State Department revoked visa.

U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned the Brazilian judge overseeing case against former President Jair Bolsonaro days after the State Department revoked visa.

US put sanctions on Judge Alexandre de Moraes as an apparent move by Donald Trump to help his ally

Alexandre de Moraes says supreme court expects to reach a verdict in former president’s case later this year