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Montevideo, November 1st 2025 - 02:28 UTC

Tag: Eduardo Bolsonaro

  • Monday, October 27th 2025 - 10:52 UTC

    Bolsonaro supporters claim Lula was “upset” after meeting with Trump

    Eduardo Bolsonaro criticized Lula for discussing Venezuela with Trump and not his father's imprisonment

    Allies of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro claimed on X that President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) felt uncomfortable when US President Donald Trump addressed the matter of the incarcerated previous head of State, whom the Republican leader said he was very fond of. Lula and Trump met in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to address the tariff crisis and other bilateral issues.

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  • Tuesday, September 23rd 2025 - 10:13 UTC

    Charges filed in Brazil against Congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro

    Eduardo Bolsonaro claimed the measure came in retaliation for US sanctions against Justice De Moraes' wife

    Brazil's Public Prosecutor's Office has charged Congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro with “coercion” for his efforts to influence a court case against his father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, who was recently sentenced to 27 years in prison for attempting a coup.

  • Monday, August 25th 2025 - 10:57 UTC

    Eduardo Bolsonaro says De Moraes is a “mad judge”

    Dino is next in line for US sanctions, Eduardo warned

    Brazilian Congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, referred to Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Mraes as the “crazy judge” during an interview with a US broadcaster's Real America's Voice show.

  • Monday, August 11th 2025 - 21:35 UTC

    US Gov't still has aces under its sleeve, Eduardo Bolsonaro tells FT

    Eduardo Bolsonaro is ready for “people on the left who may insult and criticize me”

    Brazilian Federal Congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, told the Financial Times in an interview that he was lobbying in the United States to increase pressure on his country's Supreme Federal Court (STF).

  • Wednesday, August 6th 2025 - 21:46 UTC

    Brazil: Opposition lawmakers stay the night in Congress

    Bolsonaro's followers want a broad amnesty plus De Moraes' impeachment

    Brazilian opposition lawmakers spent the night in both houses of Congress on Wednesday, which prevented work from resuming. Those who stayed through the wee hours of Thursday were relayed by some of their colleagues before dawn.

  • Saturday, August 2nd 2025 - 10:34 UTC

    Eduardo Bolsonaro no different from Jan. 8 perpetrators, says De Moraes

    The actions of people linked to Jair Bolsonaro seek a “tyrannical dismissal to benefit certain people who believe themselves to be above the Constitution, the law, and institutions,” De Moraes argued

    Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes likened Congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro's actions in the US to the Jan. 8, 2023, attempted coup d'état, allegedly masterminded by the latter's father. The magistrate criticized the lawmaker's deals with the White House to undermine him and obtain amnesty for former President Jair Bolsonaro.

  • Monday, July 21st 2025 - 10:21 UTC

    Eduardo Bolsonaro not resigning nor returning

    Eduardo Bolsonaro said he would stay in the US for three more months

    Brazilian Congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro stated that he does not plan to resign his seat in the Lower House, despite the leave of absence he was granted in March expiring Sunday. The son of former President Jair Bolsonaro moved to the United States, alleging political persecution.

  • Friday, July 18th 2025 - 19:59 UTC

    De Moraes places Bolsonaro under house arrest after “blatant confession”

    Bolsonaro dubbed his flight risk “an exaggeration”

    Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes Friday ordered former President Jair Bolsonaro placed under house arrest after making “a blatant confession of obstruction of justice.” The former head of State also had a tracking device placed around his ankle, which he said meant a “supreme humiliation.”

  • Wednesday, June 4th 2025 - 10:21 UTC

    De Moraes trusts Brazil's democracy to defend itself

    De Moraes is now investigating Eduardo Bolsonaro for inciting a foreign government to sanction him

    Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes insisted Tuesday that his country’s democracy would be able to defend itself from national and international enemies alike. His remarks came during a ceremony at the Superior Electoral Court (TSE), where his portrait was added to the gallery of former chief justices.

  • Thursday, March 20th 2025 - 10:23 UTC

    Eduardo Bolsonaro to seek political asylum in the US

    Lula's allies claim it is a stunt ahead of the October 2026 presidential elections

    Brazilian Congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro, a son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, announced he would be taking a leave from Parliament and remaining in the United States where he intends to seek political asylum at the suggestion of his legal team, who advised him against returning to the country as his freedom could be endangered by whatever Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes might decide. He traveled to the US on Feb. 27, 2025, initially for meetings and vacation.

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