Lula Urges Trump to Lift Remaining Magnitsky Sanctions on Brazilians

Overview

• President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said he sent a message to President Donald Trump asking for remaining Magnitsky measures on Brazilian officials to be removed.
• The United States lifted the Magnitsky designation on Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes late last week, according to Lula's account.
• Lula said he was pleased with Moraes's delisting and expressed confidence that other sanctions could be lifted next.
• Targets of the U.S. law included Moraes and his wife, Viviane Barci, with restrictions that effectively bar travel to the United States and financial dealings with U.S. entities.
• Brazil's diplomacy has prioritized reversing the Magnitsky actions as part of a broader agenda that also seeks relief from U.S. tariffs on Brazilian exports.