A political storm has erupted between Brazil and the United States after Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes was hit with U.S. sanctions. Moraes is overseeing the trial of former president Jair Bolsonaro,

The Trump administration said it is sanctioning Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who is overseeing a case against former President Jair Bolsonaro.

The US imposed sanctions on Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, escalating its targeting of the judge overseeing legal probes into whether former President Jair Bolsonaro attempted a coup after his 2022 election defeat.