US sanctions Brazil's Supreme Court justice overseeing case against Bolsonaro

The U.S. Treasury Department is imposing sanctions on Brazil’s Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes. The sanctions are over alleged suppression of freedom of expression and the trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro is accused of plotting to stay in power despite losing the 2022 election. De Moraes oversees this case. The decision, announced Wednesday, includes freezing any assets de Moraes may have in the U.S. This follows the U.S. State Department's visa restrictions on Brazilian judicial officials, including de Moraes, announced on July 18. Brazil’s Supreme Court and the Presidential Palace have not commented.