Eduardo Bolsonaro trial at STF begins this Tuesday

The trial of former congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro by the STF's First Turma begins this Tuesday (16/6). He faces charges of alleged coercion in the coup plot case. Minister Alexandre de Moraes denied a postponement request from the Federal Public Defender's Office.

The proceedings begin with the reading of the report by Minister Alexandre de Moraes, the case rapporteur. Next, the Federal Public Ministry presents the accusation based on the final arguments of Attorney General Paulo Gonet.

Eduardo Bolsonaro, who is in the United States, will be represented by the Federal Public Defender's Office. Defender Antonio Ezequiel Inácio Barbosa will deliver the oral arguments.

The vote will involve Ministers Moraes, Cristiano Zanin, Cármen Lúcia and Flávio Dino. Gonet stated that the defendant acted continuously to interfere in the process with the aim of halting the criminal prosecutions.

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Illustration of Eduardo Bolsonaro receiving prison sentence in Brazilian Supreme Court.
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Eduardo Bolsonaro sentenced by STF to 4 years and 2 months in prison

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The STF's First Chamber unanimously sentenced former congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro to 4 years and 2 months in semi-open prison for coercion during proceedings. The ruling was issued on Tuesday (16).

Minister Kassio Nunes Marques was drawn on Monday (11) as rapporteur for the criminal review request filed by Jair Bolsonaro's defense at the Supreme Federal Court. The process seeks to annul the former president's conviction for attempted coup.

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The defense of former president Jair Bolsonaro filed a request for criminal review with the Supreme Federal Court on Friday, May 8. Lawyers claim judicial error in the conviction for coup attempt.

Brazil's Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry (CPI) on Organized Crime rejected Senator Alessandro Vieira's (MDB-SE) final report on Tuesday (April 14), which proposed indicting three Supreme Federal Court (STF) justices and the Attorney General. The report was defeated 6-4 after changes in the commission's composition. The substitutions favored government-aligned members, swaying the vote outcome.

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Brazil's Congress overrode President Lula's veto on the Dosimetria bill on Thursday (April 30), potentially reducing sentences for those convicted of coup-related acts, including Jair Bolsonaro. Cases will be reviewed individually by the STF. The move represents the government's second consecutive loss in Congress.

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