Politics · Brazil · 2 hrs ago
Eduardo Bolsonaro says he will not return to Brazil to serve prison term
Former Brazilian lawmaker Eduardo Bolsonaro says he will not return to Brazil to serve a prison sentence of four years and two months.
He made the statement in Washington, where he has lived since last year.
Brazil’s Supreme Court ordered him to begin serving the sentence for coercion linked to efforts to intimidate the judiciary and obstruct a case over an alleged coup plot.
The court also ordered the cancellation of his passports.
Eduardo again called for Justice Alexandre de Moraes to leave the Supreme Court, saying his brother Flávio could not govern with Moraes on the court if elected president.
Flávio Bolsonaro faces Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in a presidential runoff on October 25, and Eduardo said the result was not yet decided.
Eduardo also said he planned to meet Argentine President Javier Milei in Washington to discuss ties between the countries if Flávio wins.
Former Brazilian lawmaker Eduardo Bolsonaro said in Washington that he does not intend to return to Brazil to serve his prison sentence.
He was sentenced to four years and two months in prison for coercion carried out in the United States.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered the sentence to be carried out and Eduardo’s passports cancelled.
Eduardo said he considers himself innocent and again called for Moraes to leave the Supreme Court.
He made the remarks at a gala celebrating Hispanic culture in the United States.
- Who
- Eduardo Bolsonaro, a former Brazilian federal lawmaker.
- What
- He said he would not return to Brazil to serve a four-year-and-two-month prison sentence.
- When
- Wednesday, October 14, 2026.
- Where
- Washington, United States.
- Why
- He said he would not serve prison time because he considers himself innocent.
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Eduardo Bolsonaro began living in the United States.
Alexandre de Moraes ordered Eduardo’s prison sentence to be carried out and his passports cancelled.
Eduardo said in Washington that he did not intend to return to Brazil to serve the sentence.
- Sentence
- Four years and two months in prison
- Conviction
- Coercion carried out in the United States
- Order
- Alexandre de Moraes ordered the sentence to be carried out on October 8
- Passports
- Moraes ordered Eduardo Bolsonaro’s passports cancelled
- Residence
- Eduardo Bolsonaro has lived in the United States since last year
What people are saying
Eu não vou puxar uma cadeia sendo inocente, não
Primeiro a gente vai ter que expurgar esse câncer chamado Alexandre de Moraes da Suprema Corte
Flávio está ciente de que não tem nada ganho. A campanha dele está se movimentando novamente para colocar o pessoal energizado nas redes, e isso é muito positivo