US imposes sanctions on Alexandre de Moraes of Brazil, Treasury website shows

July 30 (Reuters) - The United States imposed sanctions on a Brazilian individual named Alexandre de Moraes on Wednesday, according to a notice posted to the U.S. Treasury Department's website.

While the notice did not provide more details, the sanction designation comes after U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in June that Washington was considering sanctioning Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes.

Moraes was sanctioned under the Global Magnitsky Act, which allows the U.S. president to impose economic sanctions against foreigners with a record of corruption or human rights abuses.