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Brazil Supreme Court convicts Bolsonaro's son for courting US help during coup trial

Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of president Jair Bolsonaro, speaks at a gathering of conservatives, in Mexico City, Nov. 18, 2022.
File photo of Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of of Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro, taken at a gathering of conservatives, in Mexico City, November 18, 2022. © Marco Ugarte, AP

Brazil's Supreme Court on Tuesday sentenced Eduardo Bolsonaro in absentia to four years and two months in prison for seeking US sanctions against Brazil during his father's coup trial. Prosecutors said he threatened judicial authorities by lobbying for sanctions if proceedings against former president Jair Bolsonaro did not favour him.

Brazil's Supreme Court on Tuesday sentenced Eduardo Bolsonaro in absentia to four years and two months in prison after he urged US sanctions on his country during his father's coup trial.

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