Brazil's Supreme Court convicted former lawmaker Eduardo Bolsonaro on Tuesday for coercion related to the trial that last year sentenced his father and ex-President Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years in prison for a coup attempt.
The court sentenced him to four years and two months in prison. All five justices considering the case agreed he illegally interfered by lobbying the US government to threaten Brazilian officials to stop the trial.
Lawyers for Eduardo Bolsonaro disputed the verdict, saying there was not enough evidence to convict him. The former lawmaker has lived in Texas since February 2025.
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