The United States has removed sanctions against the Brazilian Supreme Court judge targeted for overseeing a criminal case against an ally of President Donald Trump, the Treasury Department said on Friday, APA reports citing Reuters.
The reversal in less than five months, coming after the U.S. started rolling back steep tariffs on Brazilian goods, showed how quickly Trump has warmed to Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and moved on from an aggressive defense of his right-wing predecessor.
On Friday, the Treasury Department also removed sanctions imposed in September on Moraes' wife, Viviane Barci, as well as sanctions placed on the Lex Institute, a financial entity controlled by Barci and other family members.
The sanctions had stoked tensions between Brasilia and Washington this summer, when President Trump imposed hefty tariffs on many goods imported from Brazil, some of which he began rolling back last month.
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