Brazil supreme court panel convicts Eduardo Bolsonaro over alleged US lobbying in father's coup case
A panel of Brazil's supreme court has voted to convict Eduardo Bolsonaro of seeking US intervention in the legal case against his father, former president Jair Bolsonaro. The ruling centres on allegations that the younger Bolsonaro tried to encourage sanctions against judges and tariffs on Brazilian goods while the coup-plot trial was under way. The panel's four justices all backed the conviction on Tuesday, and they were expected to discuss the sentence later in the day.Prosecutors had accused Eduardo Bolsonaro, a former lawmaker, of courting US authorities to help his father's case. According to the charge, he sought pressure on... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 17 Jun 2026 00:29 LONDON
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