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Relations between the United States and Brazil are facing a new test, as Washington weighs imposing a sanction against a sitting judge in the country.
A sanction, in this context, is a targeted restriction placed on a named individual rather than a country, typically blocking access to the US financial system or freezing assets held in American institutions.
The consideration arrives as Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the leftwing leader known simply as Lula, begins his re-election campaign. The combination puts two pressures in close proximity.
A foreign government pressing on the Brazilian judiciary is a different kind of statement than a trade complaint or a diplomatic protest lodged through official channels.
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