US Lifts Sanctions on Brazil Judge Who Led Bolsonaro Trial (2)

The US lifted sanctions on Brazilian Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes as the nations continue to repair ties that frayed over the prosecution of former President Jair Bolsonaro earlier this year.

Moraes, who’d been sanctioned under the Global Magnitsky Designation in July, was removed from the list on Friday, according to an update published by the Treasury. The judge’s wife was also removed from the list.

The decision represents the latest step away from a fight between Donald Trump and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the leftist leader who like Moraes refused to back down in the ...