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NEWS: Brazilian banks scramble following US sanctions on Supreme Court justice

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Brazil's flag is reflected in a window at the Planalto Palace, in Brasilia,Brazil December 27, 2023. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino/File Photo

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NEWS: Brazil targets betting and tobacco in organized crime crackdown

By Marcela Ayres

BRAZILIAN banks are scrambling to assess the domestic fallout from sweeping U.S. sanctions against a Supreme Court justice who oversees a criminal trial against an ally of President Donald Trump.

Legal teams are weighing how the move to isolate the judge financially could ripple through Brazil’s financial system.

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