Brazilian Court Convicts Eduardo Bolsonaro for Seeking US Help in Father’s Coup Trial

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s son Eduardo is accused of asking Trump to intervene in his father’s coup plot trial.
Brazilian Court Convicts Eduardo Bolsonaro for Seeking US Help in Father’s Coup Trial
Eduardo Bolsonaro, a Brazilian lawmaker and son of President Jair Bolsonaro, speaks at a gathering of conservatives, in Mexico City, Mexico on Nov. 18, 2022. Marco Ugarte/AP
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Brazil’s Supreme Court on June 16 convicted former lawmaker Eduardo Bolsonaro, a son of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, of courting interference from the ​Trump administration in his father’s trial last year for a coup plot.

A panel ‌of four judges unanimously approved the conviction of Eduardo—who moved to the United States in 2025, before his father went on trial—and sentenced him to four years and two months in jail. He now risks arrest if he returns to Brazil.

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Chris Summers is a UK-based journalist covering a wide range of national stories, with a particular interest in crime, policing and the law.