Brazil supreme court finds that Eduardo Bolsonaro – who resides in the US - tried to get sanctions put on judges trying ex-president over coup plot

Brazil’s supreme court has sentenced Eduardo Bolsonaro to four years and two months in prison after finding him guilty of courting US ⁠interference in his father’s coup plot trial last year.

The office of Brazil’s ‌prosecutor general had ‌charged Eduardo Bolsonaro – who lives in the US - courting interference from the Trump administration to help Jair Bolsonaro’s case, by imposing sanctions on the court’s justices and tariffs on Brazilian goods.

His father, the former far-right president, is serving 27 years in prison for plotting a coup in 2022 after losing the elections to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

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[–] 36 points 1 month ago (1 child)

Finally, a country that throws its criminal political families in jail.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    sounds like brazil may be chill

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    There are some, uh, other issues. Violent crime is a bit higher than I personally find comfortable and Brazilians often complain online how hard it is to afford nice things.

    Politically I'd still take it over the US currently but luckily I don't have to live in either.

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