Broadcast says U.S. sanctioned Brazilian justice Alexandre de Moraes under Magnitsky program

The Week at State host said Wednesday night that President Trump and the U.S. Treasury have sanctioned Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes under the global Magnitsky sanctions program for “serious human rights abuses,” according to the broadcast. The program did not provide specifics on the conduct that prompted the designation or on what sanctions were imposed.

The host attributed the announcement to a secretary’s tweet and named the Magnitsky program as the authority cited; the recording did not include a textual quote from the secretary or a copy of the Treasury notice. The broadcast did not say whether the designation triggers asset freezes, travel bans, or other specific measures, nor did it say which U.S. agency will publish implementing guidance.

Because the recording did not include the underlying Treasury notice or further department materials, the scope and legal effects of the reported action are not specified in the transcript. There was no discussion in the recording of any diplomatic steps between Washington and Brasília or of potential legal responses by the person named.

For now, the only source in the recording for the sanctions claim is the host’s summary of the secretary’s social-media post; the program did not attach or quote an official Treasury statement.