US removes sanctions on Brazilian top court Justice Moraes

Brazil's Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes looks on, as Indigenous people attend a session where judges discuss the so-called legal thesis of "Marco Temporal" (Temporal Milestone), at the Supreme Court in Brasilia, Brazil, December 10, 2025. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

SAO PAULO, Dec 12 (Reuters) - The United States removed sanctions imposed on Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, a statement from the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control showed on Friday.

The U.S. had sanctioned Moraes under the Global Magnitsky Act in July.

(Reporting by Fernando Cardoso; Editing by Chris Reese)