"In an expansion of its sanctions targeting Brazil's judiciary, the administration of US President Donald Trump on Monday imposed sanctions on Viviane Barci de Moraes, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes. list of 3 itemsend of list It also imposed sanctions on the Lex Instituto de Estudos Juridicos, a financial entity controlled by Barci de Moraes and other family members that the US government believes could serve as a vehicle to evade pre-existing sanctions, a Treasury Department notice said."
"Shortly after those sanction notices were published, a White House official told the Reuters news agency that the government is revoking the visas of Brazilian Solicitor General Jorge Messias and five other former and current Brazilian judicial officials. Brazil's Supreme Court declined to comment. Barci de Moraes's law firm did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Alexandre de Moraes presided over the criminal case of right-wing former President Jair Bolsonaro,"
The United States revoked visas for six Brazilian judicial officials and imposed sanctions on Viviane Barci de Moraes and the Lex Instituto de Estudos Juridicos, a family-controlled financial entity. The Treasury Department said the entity could serve as a vehicle to evade pre-existing sanctions. The visa revocations target Solicitor General Jorge Messias and five other former and current judicial officials. Alexandre de Moraes presided over the criminal case that convicted former President Jair Bolsonaro of attempting a coup; Bolsonaro received a 27-year prison sentence and faces an appeal. Alexandre de Moraes was previously sanctioned under the Global Magnitsky Act. The measures have deepened a diplomatic crisis between the two countries.
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