A panel of Brazil's Supreme Court convicted Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, on Tuesday for courting U.S. interference in his father's coup plot trial. The four justices on the panel backed the conviction, finding the former lawmaker guilty of coercion.
The court found that Eduardo Bolsonaro pressured U.S. officials, including Donald Trump, to impose economic sanctions on Brazilian judges and tariffs on Brazilian goods. These efforts were aimed at influencing the trial of the former president, who is currently serving a 27-year sentence for a failed coup attempt following the 2022 election.
Eduardo Bolsonaro was sentenced in absentia to four years and two months in prison. A former lawmaker, he moved to the United States in 2025, where he has remained active in building support from the Trump administration for his father.
Following the conviction, Eduardo Bolsonaro issued a statement claiming he had not been properly notified about the court's legal process. He asserted that his activities in the U.S. were not intended to secure his father's acquittal, but rather to compel the Brazilian Supreme Court to punish officials who failed to comply with the nation's constitution.