US removes Brazilian Justice Alexandre de Moraes, wife from sanctions list

• US removed Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, his wife, and the Lex Institute from its sanctions list.
• De Moraes was initially sanctioned by the Trump administration for his role in the trial against former President Jair Bolsonaro.
• The sanctions, under the Global Magnitsky Act, accused de Moraes of arbitrary detentions and suppressing freedom of expression.
• Former President Bolsonaro was convicted and sentenced to over 27 years in prison.

Why It Matters: US policy shift on Brazilian officials' human rights concerns.