Brazil: Court convicts Bolsonaro's son over US lobbying
Key takeaways
- The ex-president's son Eduardo Bolsonaro has been sentenced to four years and two months for meddling in his father's coup attempt trial by seeking help from the US.
- A panel of justices unanimously convicted Eduardo Bolsonaro, sentencing him to four years and two months in prison for seeking the Trump administration's interference in his father's trial.
- Bolsonaro has been living in Texas since 2025 and now risks getting arrested on his return to Brazil.
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The ex-president's son Eduardo Bolsonaro has been sentenced to four years and two months for meddling in his father's coup attempt trial by seeking help from the US.
https://p.dw.com/p/5FX4HEduardo Bolsonaro has said he had not been properly notified about the court's legal process Image: Lev Radin/Pacific Press/picture alliance Advertisement Brazil's Supreme Court on Tuesday convicted the son of ex-President Jair Bolsonaro, Eduardo Bolsonaro, who is living in the US, over meddling in his father's trial over plotting a coup.
A panel of justices unanimously convicted Eduardo Bolsonaro, sentencing him to four years and two months in prison for seeking the Trump administration's interference in his father's trial.