Overview

• The U.S. Treasury sanctioned Viviane Barci de Moraes under the Global Magnitsky Act, extending earlier penalties aimed at Brazil’s judiciary.
• Lex Instituto de Estudos Juridicos, a family-controlled entity, was designated over concerns it could be used to circumvent existing sanctions.
• A White House official said visas are being revoked for Solicitor General Jorge Messias and five other current or former judicial officials, including Jose Levi, Benedito Goncalves, Airton Vieira, Marco Antonio Martin Vargas, and Rafael Henrique Janela Tamai Rocha.
• Justice Alexandre de Moraes presided over Jair Bolsonaro’s conviction this month for attempting a self-coup, resulting in a 27-year prison sentence that his lawyers say they will appeal.
• The administration says the measures target an alleged censorship regime and it has tied lifting penalties to full amnesty for all relevant actors, a position Brazil’s government rejects as the diplomatic rift deepens.