Brazilian court convicts Jair Bolsonaro’s son of seeking US help for his father
Key takeaways
- Eduardo Bolsonaro moved to the US, where he has been active in trying to build support for his father.
- Prefer the Guardian on GoogleA panel of Brazil’s supreme court has voted to convict Eduardo Bolsonaro of courting US interference in the coup plot trial of his father, the former president Jair Bolsonaro.
- The panel’s four justices each backed the conviction on Tuesday and were expected to discuss the sentence later in the day.
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Eduardo Bolsonaro moved to the US, where he has been active in trying to build support for his father. Photograph: Ginnette Riquelme/APView image in fullscreen Eduardo Bolsonaro moved to the US, where he has been active in trying to build support for his father. Photograph: Ginnette Riquelme/APJair Bolsonaro Brazilian court convicts Jair Bolsonaro’s son of seeking US help for his father Supreme court finds Eduardo Bolsonaro tried to get sanctions put on judges trying ex-president over coup plot
Prefer the Guardian on GoogleA panel of Brazil’s supreme court has voted to convict Eduardo Bolsonaro of courting US interference in the coup plot trial of his father, the former president Jair Bolsonaro.
The panel’s four justices each backed the conviction on Tuesday and were expected to discuss the sentence later in the day.