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U.S. Sanctions Wife of Brazil Justice de Moraes, Moves to Revoke More Judicial Visas

Washington frames the step as a human-rights response to Bolsonaro’s prosecution, conditioning relief on full amnesty.

Brazilian politician Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, speaks during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in the United States
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Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva poses for a picture with Brazil's Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes and his wife Viviane Barci de Moraes during the Independence Day parade in Brasilia, Brazil September 7, 2024. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo
Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes attends the verdict and sentencing phase of a trial for those charged in an alleged coup plot to keep Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro in office after his 2022 election defeat, in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Overview

  • Treasury imposed Global Magnitsky sanctions on Viviane Barci de Moraes and the family’s Lex Instituto de Estudos Juridicos, citing concerns over sanction evasion.
  • The U.S. is revoking visas for Solicitor-General Jorge Messias and five other current or former judicial officials linked to cases overseen by Justice Alexandre de Moraes.
  • Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent signaled additional designations are possible and warned Brazilian financial institutions about dealings with sanctioned parties.
  • Brazil’s government condemned the actions as interference and a distortion of Magnitsky authorities, while de Moraes defended judicial independence.
  • The escalation follows July penalties on de Moraes and steep U.S. tariffs, and comes after Bolsonaro’s 27-year sentence in a self-coup case that his lawyers plan to appeal.