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Brazilian court convicts Jair Bolsonaro son of seeking US help for his father

The Guardian World Tuesday 16 June 2026, 21:44 UTC By Reuters 1 min read
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Supreme court finds Eduardo Bolsonaro tried to get sanctions put on judges trying ex-president over coup plotA panel of ⁠Brazil’s supreme court has voted ⁠to convict Eduardo Bolsonaro of courting US ⁠interference in the coup plot trial of his father, the former president Jair Bolsonaro. The panel’s four justices each backed the conviction on Tuesday and were expected to discuss the sentence later in the day.

Supreme court finds Eduardo Bolsonaro tried to get sanctions put on judges trying ex-president over coup plot

A panel of ⁠Brazil’s supreme court has voted ⁠to convict Eduardo Bolsonaro of courting US ⁠interference in the coup plot trial of his father, the former president Jair Bolsonaro.

The panel’s four justices each backed the conviction on Tuesday and were expected to discuss the sentence later in the day.

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