US Retreats from Sanctions on Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Amid Political Gamesmanship

In a startling reversal, the United States has removed Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes and his wife from its sanctions list, a move that raises serious questions about Washington's commitment to defending rule of law and freedom beyond our borders. Are America’s Foreign Policy Principles Being Traded Away? Just months ago, the Trump administration sanctioned de Moraes under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act for his alleged misuse of judicial power to suppress political dissent—an act consistent with America First values that stand firmly against authoritarian overreach worldwide. Yet now, after a diplomatic backchannel between President Trump...