US EditionBrazil’s top court backs putting Bolsonaro’s son on trial over obstruction charges
- Judges on a five-member Supreme Court panel moved Friday to put federal lawmaker Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, on trial on obstructing-justice charges, virtually assuring prosecution.
- Prosecutors say Eduardo Bolsonaro urged foreign governments and sought U.S. President Donald Trump's help to pressure Brazilian officials to halt his father's prosecution.
- U.S. actions cited by prosecutors include private messages showing Eduardo Bolsonaro told his father Trump's pressure was their only chance, his move to the United States earlier this year, and U.S. sanctions on Justice Alexandre de Moraes and others.
- Currently in self-exile in the United States, Eduardo Bolsonaro called the charges baseless political persecution and could face prison and fines after the Brazilian justice system appeals process.
- Technically voting remains open until Nov. 25, and the case follows Jair Bolsonaro, former President's September conviction, raising political stakes for Brazil's Supreme Court.
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Eduardo Bolsonaro to face trial in Brazil for seeking Trump help in his father's legal case
BRASILIA - A panel of Brazil's Supreme Court moved on Friday to put lawmaker Eduardo Bolsonaro on trial for allegedly seeking U.S. President Donald Trump's help to halt criminal proceedings against his father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, in a coup plot case. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The Supreme Court of Brazil voted yesterday to send him to trial Eduardo Bolsonaro, one of the former president's sons, under the charge of impeding justice in the State's attempted coup d'état in...
According to the Attorney General's charge, he would have put pressure on the U.S. authorities to intervene in favor of his father.
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Brazil’s top court backs putting Bolsonaro’s son on trial over obstruction charges
A Brazilian Supreme Court panel has ruled that Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, should stand trial for obstructing justice.
If the prosecution prospers, it could face a prison sentence of up to four years and set a precedent in Brazilian politics
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