"The US Department of the Treasury has lifted sanctions imposed on the Brazilian supreme court justice who oversaw the conviction of the former president Jair Bolsonaro. Justice Alexandre de Moraes had been under Global Magnitsky sanctions, which target individuals accused of human rights abuses, since July. His wife Viviane Barci de Moraes who was added the sanctions list in September was also removed from the register on Friday."
"The move had been repeatedly requested by Brazil's president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in negotiations with Donald Trump to roll back the 50% tariffs on Brazilian imports. The decision is a major setback for Bolsonaro and his congressman son, Eduardo Bolsonaro, who left his post in Brazil to lobby in Washington for punitive measures over what he called a persecution of his father."
US Treasury lifted Global Magnitsky sanctions on Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes and his wife Viviane Barci de Moraes. The sanctions targeted Moraes since July and his wife since September in connection with Moraes's role overseeing Jair Bolsonaro's conviction for attempting to overturn the 2022 election. The removals followed repeated requests from President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva during negotiations with US President Donald Trump over tariffs. The move marked a setback for Jair Bolsonaro and his son Eduardo Bolsonaro, who had lobbied in Washington and protested the measures as persecution.
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