Brazil Supreme Court sentences Eduardo Bolsonaro to 4 years

A Brazilian Supreme Court panel has convicted Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, and sentenced him to four years and two months in prison for attempting to coerce the country's judicial system. The court found that Eduardo Bolsonaro, a former federal deputy, illegally lobbied the United States government to impose sanctions on Brazil in an effort to influence the legal proceedings against his father. The ruling, delivered on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, also bars him from holding public office for eight years after completing his prison term.

The conviction stems from Eduardo Bolsonaro's efforts to seek U.S. intervention during the trial that resulted in his father's 27-year prison sentence for plotting a coup following his loss in the 2022 presidential election. Prosecutors argued that the younger Bolsonaro's actions amounted to an unlawful campaign to pressure Brazilian authorities by encouraging punitive measures from Washington. Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who oversaw the case, stated that it is not the role of a Brazilian federal deputy to lobby abroad against their own country.

The court's decision was unanimous among the four justices of...