Overview
- A senior State Department official phoned a Coca‑Cola executive in Brazil to reproach the firm's backing of a prosecutors' congress where Alexandre de Moraes spoke, according to Brazilian media reports.
- Coca‑Cola Brasil said on Nov. 25 that it has a long‑standing institutional partnership with Conamp, had no role in the program or speaker selection, and was not informed of the speaker list when it confirmed sponsorship.
- The company added that neither it nor its representatives took part in the Brasília event, which ran Nov. 11–14 and was closed by Moraes.
- Moraes has been under U.S. Magnitsky sanctions since July, and the White House has stated that firms active in the United States can face secondary penalties if they finance sanctioned individuals.
- Recent coverage in Brazil details broader enforcement pressure, citing OFAC penalty precedents, outreach to financial regulators, and references to possible Section 301 trade measures that are straining U.S.–Brazil relations.