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U.S. Lifts Magnitsky Sanctions on Moraes, Exposing Rifts on Brazil's Right

The decision set off public clashes on X pitting Eduardo Bolsonaro against Nikolas Ferreira over blame versus credit.

Overview

  • The U.S. government on Dec. 12 suspended Magnitsky measures against Supreme Court minister Alexandre de Moraes and his wife, Viviane Barci.
  • Eduardo Bolsonaro responded with a note lamenting a lack of unity at home and defending the effort he and Paulo Figueiredo led in the United States.
  • Nikolas Ferreira rejected Eduardo’s framing as “an intellectual fraud,” a line he posted after echoing a critique by journalist Paula Schmitt.
  • Bia Kicis initially reposted Nikolas’s message then said she was not endorsing his reply to Eduardo, stressing her opposition to right‑wing infighting.
  • The quarrel expanded to Allan dos Santos and other PL figures, as Sóstenes Cavalcante and Rogério Marinho urged domestic remedies while allies like Gil Diniz defended Eduardo, and Eduardo said “nothing is over.”