A court will weigh whether Eduardo Bolsonaro's lobbying of US President Donald Trump amounted to illegal interference.
A court will weigh whether Eduardo Bolsonaro’s lobbying of US President Donald Trump amounted to illegal interference.
By Al Jazeera Staff and News Agencies
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The majority on a Supreme Court panel in Brazil has voted to bring Eduardo Bolsonaro, the third child of former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, to trial on charges of obstruction of justice.
The move comes weeks after the former leader was sentenced to 27 years in jail over an attempted coup plot.
The son of the former president stands accused of coercion, according to a statement from the prosecutor general.
Eduardo Bolsonaro is trying to convince the US to punish Brazilian authorities for trying his father on coup charges.
The Trump administration fiercely criticized the decision.
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