### [2025-12-12](/feed/2025/12/12/index.md)

##### Brazil–United States relations
# The United States Treasury Department lifts sanctions on Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, citing a shift in U.S. foreign policy. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via France 24](https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20251213-us-treasury-lifts-sanctions-on-brazil-supreme-court-justice)

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