The Supreme Court of Brazil has issued an arrest warrant this Thursday against former deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of former president Jair Bolsonaro and brother of presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro, who faces a sentence of more than four years in prison for a crime of coercion of justice.
The Supreme judge Alexandre de Moraes has made this decision in a ruling against the former parliamentarian and former police officer, who has been in the United States since February 2025, a circumstance for which he was removed from his duties and lost his positions.
In his order, the magistrate has also ordered the withdrawal of his passports, although Bolsonaro has a permanent residence visa granted by the Government of Donald Trump.
With this order, Bolsonaro's conviction becomes final and, consequently, can no longer be subject to new appeals. Last month, the high court had already dismissed the appeal filed to try to annul the sentence.
Eduardo Bolsonaro was sentenced in June to four years and two months in prison, in a semi-liberty regime — which means he can leave the penitentiary during the day for work or study reasons, but must return to sleep — in addition to being disqualified from holding public office for eight years.
The Supreme judges considered it proven that the former deputy attempted to coerce magistrates and to organize, from the United States, punitive measures against Brazil with the aim of obstructing the process for attempted coup against his father.
Among these maneuvers are the tariffs imposed by Washington on Brazilian exports announced last year, the suspension of visas for members of the Supreme Court, and the promotion of economic sanctions against De Moraes, judge and rapporteur of the case.