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.
Bolsonaro has been living in Texas since 2025 and now risks getting arrested on his return to Brazil. The court ruling also bars him from running for public office for eight years, but he may appeal the decision.
What did the court say?
The court said that Eduardo, a former lawmaker, illegally interfered in his father's trial last year by lobbying the US government to threaten Brazilian officials to stop the trial.
