A political storm has erupted between Brazil and the United States after Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes was hit with U.S. sanctions. Moraes is overseeing the trial of former president Jair Bolsonaro,

F ormer Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, a close ally of President Donald Trump in Latin America and a divisive figure across the region, is facing mounting legal troubles in his home country as Brazil's Supreme Court threatened to order his arrest over alleged violations of a court-imposed social media ban.

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a 50% tariff on most Brazilian imports in response to what he calls a witch hunt against former President Jair Bolsonaro. The move, one of the steepest tariffs in recent U.