The US Department of the Treasury has lifted sanctions imposed on the Brazilian supreme court justice who oversaw the conviction of the former president Jair Bolsonaro. Justice Alexandre de Moraes had been under Global Magnitsky sanctions, which target individuals accused of human rights abuses, since July. His wife Viviane Barci de Moraes who was added the sanctions list in September was also removed from the register on Friday.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has announced he will run for re-election next year, seeking a fourth nonconsecutive term. Speaking during a state visit to Indonesia on Thursday, President Lula said he remains energised despite his age. I'm turning 80, but you can be sure I have the same energy I had when I was 30. And I'm going to run for a fourth term in Brazil, Lula told reporters in a joint news conference with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto.