Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, notorious for using his power to persecute and otherwise silence conservatives, issued an order on Thursday demanding that former Congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro begin a four-year prison sentence on charges of discussing politics in the United States.
\n\nBolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro and brother of presidential frontrunner Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, is currently in the United States, requesting political asylum in response to de Moraes’s attempts to imprison him. The Congressman lost his position in the lower house, the Chamber of Deputies, due to his absence from the country, but has continued to provide political commentary and support his brother from abroad.
\n\nEduardo Bolsonaro’s offending action that prompted de Moraes to press charges was a visit to the White House in May 2026 alongside his brother Flávio to meet with President Donald Trump. In that meeting, Eduardo Bolsonaro denounced the Brazilian top court, formally the Supreme Federal Tribunal (STF), for its attempts to use prosecution on “fake news” grounds to silence conservatives and its imprisonment of his father Jair over alleged “crimes against democracy.” Eduardo reportedly supported American sanctions on his country in response to the human rights situation under socialist President Luiz…
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