US considers new sanctions on Brazilian judge, FT reports

August 16, 2026 1:42 PM EDT

Brazil's Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes attends a session at the Supreme Court in Brasilia, Brazil, June 16, 2026. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo

Aug 16 (Reuters) - ‌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.

(Reporting by ‌Akanksha Khushi ​in Bengaluru; Editing by Nia ‌Williams)



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