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Eduardo Bolsonaro conviction upheld by Brazil's Supreme Court

The First Panel of the Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) has unanimously rejected an appeal by former deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro, upholding his conviction for coercion. The court ruled 4 to 0, with ministers Alexandre de Moraes, Flávio Dino, Cristiano Zanin, and Cármen Lúcia voting to maintain the sentence of four years and two months in prison.

The conviction stems from the ‘tarifaço’ case, in which the court found evidence that Eduardo Bolsonaro orchestrated efforts to prompt the United States to impose tariffs on Brazilian exports. This strategy was intended to pressure the Brazilian judiciary and prevent the conviction of his father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, in a separate investigation regarding a coup attempt.

In addition to economic pressure, the court noted that the orchestration included attempts to revoke the visas of Supreme Court and federal government ministers and the application of economic sanctions under the Magnitsky Act. Eduardo Bolsonaro, who is currently in the United States and lost his parliamentary mandate due to absences from legislative sessions, faces this sentence for using coordinated political and digital actions to intimidate judicial authorities.

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Alexandre de Moraes · Attorney General's Office · Donald Trump · Eduardo Bolsonaro · Jair Bolsonaro · Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva · Procuradoria-Geral da República · Prosecutor General's Office · Superior Electoral Court · Supreme Federal Court · Supremo Tribunal Federal · United States

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