WASHINGTON D.C (VINnews)-The Trump administration is considering imposing new sanctions on Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, according to officials familiar with the discussions.

The potential move would revive penalties first levied against Moraes in July 2025 under the Global Magnitsky Act. Those earlier sanctions cited his role in the trial of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro as well as broader concerns over censorship and arbitrary detentions. The measures were lifted in December 2025 amid improving bilateral relations.

Recent internal talks about restoring the sanctions have been driven by U.S. criticism of Moraes’s handling of a press freedom case. American officials have pointed to court-ordered police actions directed at a journalist and the journalist’s sources in connection with reporting on another Brazilian Supreme Court justice. Officials describe the episode as part of a pattern of actions that restrict free expression.

No final decision has been announced.