Brazil's Supreme Federal Court convicted former federal lawmaker Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, and sentenced him to four years and two months in prison for coercion during judicial proceedings. File Photo by Mike Theiler/UPI | License Photo
June 17 (UPI) -- Brazil's Supreme Federal Court convicted former federal lawmaker Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, and sentenced him to four years and two months in prison for coercion during judicial proceedings.
The decision was adopted unanimously by the four justices of the First Panel of the country's highest court and establishes that the sentence must initially be served under a semi-open regime. Bolsonaro must also pay a fine of approximately 150,000 reais, or about $30,000.
According to Brazilian media reports, the conviction also entails the loss of his political rights under Brazil's Clean Record Law, preventing him from running for office for at least eight years.
CNN Brasil reported that the total period of ineligibility could exceed 12 years, as it would begin to be counted after completion of the prison sentence.
