US EditionBrazil’s lower house removes Bolsonaro’s son and former intelligence agency head from their seats
Eduardo Bolsonaro was removed for missing over 80% of sessions and alleged interference; Alexandre Ramagem was ousted following a Supreme Court order after fleeing jail.
- Hugo Motta announced on Thursday that he had removed Eduardo Bolsonaro, lawmaker and son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, and Alexandre Ramagem, former head of Brazil's intelligence agency, publishing the decision in Brazil's lower house journal.
- Ramagem's removal stemmed from a Supreme Court order after he fled to the U.S. to avoid a 16-year jail sentence, and Eduardo Bolsonaro missed over 80% of this year's sessions after moving to Texas.
- If Eduardo returns to Brazil he will face trial on obstructing-justice charges in connection with the attempted coup case, and Brazilian prosecutors say a conviction could bring a prison term range of one to four years and a fine.
- Earlier this month, Motta — who has often sided with Bolsonaro allies — said he would put Ramagem's removal to a full-house vote, and neither Eduardo Bolsonaro nor Alexandre Ramagem made comments about losing their seats.
- In Washington, his efforts included claims he influenced U.S. President Donald Trump’s July 50% tariff hike on Brazilian imports, later partly revoked after talks with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
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Because of the threat of trial in Brazil, Eduardo Bolsonaro had left abroad, and the son of the failed putschist was now deprived of his mandate.
Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of the former Brazilian president, has his term of office as an MP cancelled because of his political activism in the United States.
Eduardo Bolsonaro, the son of Brazil's former president, has lost his seat in parliament. The speaker of the lower house says he missed too many sessions. Another supporter also lost his seat. In February, Eduardo emigrated to the US to champion international support for his father. The fact that he is being prosecuted in Brazil for obstructing justice, a charge that could lead to a four-year prison sentence, likely played a role in this. Eduard…
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Brazil's lower house removes Bolsonaro's son and former intelligence agency head from their seats
Brazil’s lower house speaker Hugo Motta decided on Thursday to remove two lawmakers close to former President Jair Bolsonaro from their seats in the latest blow to the far-right leader serving a 27-year jail sentence for leading a coup attempt.
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