The U.S. Treasury Department on Monday announced sanctions against the wife of a Brazilian Supreme Court justice who ruled in favor of convicting former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro after he attempted a military coup to stay in power in 2023. The sanctions on Viviane Barci de Moraes, wife of Justice Alexandre de Moraes, mark an escalation in the diplomatic feud between President Donald Trump, a Bolsonaro ally, and the Brazilian administration. They came after Brazil’s Supreme Court sentenced Bolsonaro to more than 27 years in prison earlier this month. In July, Washington rolled out sanctions against Justice Moraes, while Trump imposed a 50 percent tariff on Brazil. Advertisement“Alexandre de Moraes is responsible for an oppressive campaign of censorship, arbitrary detentions, and politicized prosecutions — including against former President Jair Bolsonaro,” Bessent said in a statement Monday.