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Bloomberg
27-05-2025
- Politics
- Bloomberg
Bolsonaro's Son Investigated Over Alleged Court Intimidation
A Brazilian Supreme Court justice has authorized the federal police to investigate one of the sons of former President Jair Bolsonaro over allegations that he sought to intimidate members of the court while in the US. Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Monday approved a request from the Prosecutor General's Office to open a formal probe into Eduardo Bolsonaro, a congressman currently on leave. In March, Eduardo moved to the US, where he sought support from Donald Trump's allies amid mounting legal troubles facing his father in Brazil. The conservative former president is accused by prosecutors of leading a criminal organization that allegedly attempted to stage a coup following his 2022 election loss.
Associated Press
18-03-2025
- Politics
- Associated Press
Lawmaker son of Brazil's Bolsonaro announces relocation to the US as father faces legal woes
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A son of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will step down from Congress and relocate to the U.S., where he will seek amnesty for those convicted in the Jan. 8 riot in Brazil 's capital, he said in a video published on social media Tuesday. Bolsonaro's third son Eduardo also said he will push for sanctions against Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who is leading several investigations into his father's actions, including allegations the far-right politician plotted a coup to stay in power after his election defeat in 2022 to current President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. 'I will focus 100% of my time on this single cause: to seek justice,' Eduardo Bolsonaro said in the video. Eduardo Bolsonaro has traveled multiple times to the U.S. since Donald Trump returned to office. He has sought to draw parallels between the judicial enquiries Trump faced following the attack on Capitol Hill on Jan. 6, 2021 and the legal problems his father is being confronted with. 'It is not easy knowing that my father may be unjustly imprisoned and I may never have the chance to meet him in person again,' Eduardo said in the video. 'I have no doubt that our enemies' plan is to incarcerate him ... just as would have happened with Donald Trump if he had not been reelected,' he added. Like Trump, Bolsonaro refused to concede following his electoral defeat. He left for the U.S. days before the end of his term. One week after Lula took office, supporters of Bolsonaro invaded and ransacked Congress, the Supreme Court and the presidential palace in Brasilia. More than 400 people have been convicted for their roles. In his indictment of Bolsonaro and 33 others linked to him, Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet said the rampage was a last-ditch attempt to hold onto power. Gonet said that part of the plot to remain in office included a plan to poison Lula and shoot dead de Moraes. Bolsonaro has repeatedly denied wrongdoing and said he is a victim of political persecution. He refuted the accusations again on Sunday, during a demonstration he and his allies called to push for Congress to issue a pardon to those in jail for their roles in the Jan. 8, 2023 riot. Eduardo Bolsonaro's decision to relocate to the U.S. comes after a Workers' Party lawmaker asked the Supreme Court on Feb. 27 to seize his passport. Congressman Lindbergh Farias argued that according to press reports, Eduardo Bolsonaro has sought to negotiate with U.S. lawmakers a bill to 'attack and intimidate' Brazil's Supreme Court since Trump's inauguration. De Moraes sent Farias' request to the Prosecutor General's Office. Gonet on Tuesday afternoon recommended against seizing Eduardo's passport, citing a lack of evidence of wrongdoing. Eduardo Bolsonaro was on his way to the U.S. when Farias filed the request, having just returned from the country a couple of days prior. He has been in the U.S. since. A panel of five of Brazil's 11 Supreme Court justices will gather in the capital Brasilia on March 25 to decide whether the former president and several of his allies will stand trial on five counts. If the trial goes ahead and Bolsonaro is convicted, he could spend decades behind bars.
Yahoo
18-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Bolsonaro's Son Leaves Congress, Moves to US Amid Feud With Judge
(Bloomberg) -- A prominent son of former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro is taking a leave of absence from Congress to live in the US, where he has sought to build Republican support for his father's legal battles with the country's Supreme Court. ICE Eyes Massive California Tent Facility Amid Space Constraints How Britain's Most Bike-Friendly New Town Got Built The Dark Prophet of Car-Clogged Cities Washington, DC, Region Braces for 'Devastating' Cuts from Congress NYC Plans for Flood Protection Without Federal Funds Eduardo Bolsonaro, who represents Sao Paulo in Brazil's lower house, said in a video posted to social media Tuesday that he would remain in the US to avoid possible imprisonment by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, without specifying or detailing the supposed legal threats he is facing. The Supreme Court is currently considering criminal charges filed by Brazil's top prosecutor alleging that Jair Bolsonaro attempted a coup following his 2022 election loss to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Moraes and other judges are set to determine later this month whether right-wing former leader should face trial. Eduardo Bolsonaro is currently in the US, where he has traveled repeatedly this year to draw the attention of Donald Trump's administration and Republican lawmakers to the case against his father — and their claims that Moraes has overstepped his constitutional authority in investigations into the Bolsonaros and social media companies as part of a fight against so-called fake news. In the video, the legislator accused Moraes and other judges of trying to 'use my position as a lawmaker as a tool of blackmail and coercion' in order to 'arrest me and prevent me from representing the best interests of my country.' Despite the claims, two representatives of Bolsonaro's Liberal Party said they had no knowledge of any cases that could lead to the arrest of the congressman. Eduardo Bolsonaro didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. The most recent case involving Eduardo Bolsonaro is a complaint from Lula's Workers' Party requesting that the Supreme Court seize the legislator's passport over allegations that he is violating Brazilian sovereignty by mobilizing US officials against Moraes. The country's top prosecutor has not yet responded to the complaint. The lawmaker said he would take the temporary, unpaid leave of absence to 'fully dedicate myself' to the cause of building US support for his father and seek 'the appropriate sanctions for human rights violators.' He said that his father could be 'unjustly imprisoned,' and that he 'may never have the chance to meet him personally again.' The former president said in an interview in January that he hopes Trump's return to the White House will help him overturn the eight-year political ban he received after the 2022 election. Moraes has also drawn the ire of the right in both countries over his efforts to combat online misinformation, which have included demands that social media platforms take down accounts of users accused of spreading fake news. He suspended access to Elon Musk's X last year, and in February blocked the US video sharing service Rumble Inc. — moves that have earned blowback from some Republican lawmakers. Trump's media company sued Moraes after the Rumble order, accusing him of trying to illegally suppress the US social media activity of conservative Brazilian voices. Tesla's Gamble on MAGA Customers Won't Work The Real Reason Trump Is Pushing 'Buy American' The Future of Higher Ed Is in Austin Snap CEO Evan Spiegel Bets Meta Can't Copy High-Tech Glasses Nvidia Looks Past DeepSeek and Tariffs for AI's Next Chapter ©2025 Bloomberg L.P.
Bloomberg
18-03-2025
- Politics
- Bloomberg
Bolsonaro's Son Leaves Congress, Moves to US Amid Feud With Judge
A prominent son of former Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro is taking a leave of absence from Congress to live in the US, where he has sought to build Republican support for his father's legal battles with the country's Supreme Court. Eduardo Bolsonaro, who represents Sao Paulo in Brazil's lower house, said in a video posted to social media Tuesday that he would remain in the US to avoid possible imprisonment by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, without specifying or detailing the supposed legal threats he is facing.
