If implemented, the sanctions against supreme court justice Alexandre de Moraes would dramatically escalate a widening feud between the United States and Brazil.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva condemned Donald Trump's proposed 50 percent tariffs as unacceptable blackmail, escalating tensions between the two leaders. Trump's actions are seen as punishment for Brazil's investigation into Jair Bolsonaro and interference in Brazilian affairs.

A son of Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro is working closely with the White House to impose sanctions on the Brazilian Supreme Court judge set to preside over Bolsonaro's upcoming trial, the Washington Post reported on Thursday,

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday slammed Donald Trump's threat to impose 50 percent tariffs on Latin America's largest economy as "unacceptable blackmail."

Petra Costa's sobering documentary examines the rise of right-wing evangelical Christianity in Brazilian politics

Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has been accused of being the main actor behind "the most serious actions to destroy the democratic constitutional order," according to an indictment. A 517-page document from Brazil's Attorney General's Office,