US removes Brazilian Supreme Court justice and his wife from sanctions list

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FILE - New Vice President of the Supreme Court, Judge Alexandre de Moraes, attends his swearing-in ceremony in Brasilia, Brazil, Sept. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)

WASHINGTON – The U.S. removed Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes from its sanctions list on Friday after initially adding him over his role in leading the trial against former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.

De Moraes’ wife and the Lex Institute, which she leads, were also taken off the list, according to documents from the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control.

The Treasury Department did not immediately return a message seeking comment on why de Moraes had been taken off the list.

The Trump administration had sanctioned