Brazil’s Eduardo Bolsonaro charged in case linked to father’s coup attempt

Brazil’s authoritative wide has charged national lawmaker Eduardo Bolsonaro with coercion successful a lawsuit linked to the 1 successful which his father, erstwhile President Jair Bolsonaro, was convicted for plotting a coup.

The younger Bolsonaro has “repeatedly sought to subordinate the interests of Brazil and the full nine to his ain idiosyncratic and household agenda”, the authoritative general’s bureau said successful a connection connected Monday.

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Eduardo Bolsonaro moved to the United States this twelvemonth to question enactment from President Donald Trump to halt transgression proceedings against his begetter and has claimed recognition for pushing the White House to denote 50 percent tariffs connected astir Brazilian goods.

The lawmaker linked Monday’s complaint to new sanctions imposed by the US connected the woman of Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who presided implicit Jair Bolsonaro’s trial. His lad called the unit of the authoritative general’s bureau “Moraes’s lackeys”.

Eduardo Bolsonaro added that helium received quality of the “bogus accusation” from the media and would hold for the ineligible lawsuit to beryllium communicated done authoritative channels earlier making a ceremonial statement.