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Bolsonaro's Son Gets Four Years in Prison for Seeking Trump's Help to Derail Father's Trial
The Guardian·Friday, 19 June 2026
Brazil's Supreme Court sentenced Eduardo Bolsonaro to four years and two months in prison for trying to get the Trump administration to impose sanctions on the judges handling his father Jair Bolsonaro's coup plot trial. Eduardo Bolsonaro lives in the US and was charged by Brazil's prosecutor general. The court found him guilty of courting US interference in a domestic legal proceeding.
Why It Matters
This case shows how political interference between allied governments can have serious legal consequences, and it puts a spotlight on the limits of using foreign political relationships to escape domestic accountability.
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