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Former federal deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro published on Monday (15) a request on social media to United States President Donald Trump to reimpose sanctions against Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre de Moraes. The appeal was made one day before the trial scheduled for Tuesday (16), in which Eduardo faces a criminal action for coercion in the course of legal proceedings, related to investigations into the January 8, 2023 acts. Eduardo Bolsonaro has been in the United States since February 2025. ✓
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"Eduardo será julgado nesta terça-feira (16) em um processo relacionado à acusação de coação no curso do processo, no contexto das investigações sobre os atos golpistas de 8 de janeiro de 2023. O ex-deputado está nos Estados Unidos desde fevereiro de 2025."
In an English-language post on the X platform, Eduardo stated that "Brazil's Supreme Court is preparing to convict me in retaliation against President Trump" and called for "reinstatement of sanctions against the human rights violator Alexandre de Moraes." He also claimed that his articulations with U.S. government authorities were being treated as a crime, which, according to him, would be equivalent to "effectively treating the Trump administration itself as if it were a criminal organization." ✓
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"Presidente Donald Trump, Secretário Rubio e Secretário Bessent: a reinstituição (sic) das sanções contra o violador de direitos humanos Alexandre de Moraes é tanto necessária quanto urgente."
"Para Eduardo, tratar suas articulações com integrantes do governo estadunidense como crime equivaleria a afirmar que autoridades dos Estados Unidos integrariam uma organização criminosa."
The Trump administration, through the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), had designated Alexandre de Moraes as a Specially Designated National (SDN) on July 30, 2025, pursuant to Executive Order 13818, which implements the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act. The designation accused Moraes of having "used his position to authorize arbitrary pre-trial detentions and suppress freedom of expression." However, on December 12, 2025, the Trump administration removed Alexandre de Moraes from the sanctions list, along with his wife Viviane Barci de Moraes and the Lex Institute. ?
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"Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is sanctioning Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) justice Alexandre de Moraes (de Moraes), who has used his position to authorize arbitrary pre-trial detentions and suppress freedom of expression. Today's action is being taken pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13818, which builds upon and implements the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act and targets perpetrators of serious human rights abuse around the world."
"The following deletions have been made to OFAC's SDN List: DE MORAES, Alexandre, Brazil; DOB 13 Dec 1968; POB Sao Paulo, Brazil; nationality Brazil; Gender Male; Passport DC000887 (Brazil); National ID No. 142262109 (Brazil) (individual) [GLOMAG]."
The Attorney General's Office (PGR) accuses Eduardo Bolsonaro of having worked with members of the U.S. government to pressure Brazilian authorities and attempt to interfere in the trial related to the January 8 acts. According to the investigations, he allegedly advocated for measures such as imposing tariffs on Brazilian products and suspending visas for federal government authorities and STF justices. The STF unanimously accepted the PGR's charges in November last year. ✓
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"De acordo com as investigações, Eduardo Bolsonaro teria atuado junto a membros da equipe do presidente Donald Trump para defender medidas de pressão contra o Brasil. Entre elas estariam a imposição de tarifas sobre produtos brasileiros e a suspensão de vistos de autoridades do governo federal e de ministros do Supremo."
"Em novembro do ano passado, o STF aceitou, por unanimidade, denúncia apresentada pela Procuradoria-Geral da República (PGR) relacionada a esse caso."
Eduardo Bolsonaro did not appoint his own lawyer for his defense and was represented by the Federal Public Defender's Office (DPU). According to O Globo, the defense contested the accusation with procedural and technical arguments: it alleged procedural nullities (such as citation by public notice, since Eduardo was in the U.S.), questioned Moraes' competence as rapporteur for being a direct victim ("no one can be a judge in their own case"), and argued that the conduct does not constitute the crime because Eduardo would not have "decision-making power over sovereign acts of a foreign government." The Public Defender's Office requested on Friday (12) postponement of the trial and convocation of a justice from another panel to compose the First Panel's quorum. Justice Alexandre de Moraes rejected the request and maintained the trial for this Tuesday (16), which will be analyzed by Justices Flávio Dino, Cármen Lúcia, Cristiano Zanin and the rapporteur himself. ✓
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"Fora do Brasil desde fevereiro do ano passado, Eduardo não chegou a constituir advogado para se defender. Ele foi representado no caso pela Defensoria Pública da União (DPU), que contestou a acusação argumentando que o filho do ex-presidente está sendo processado por autoridade apontada como vítima direta de sua suposta conduta, em referência a Moraes, relator do caso. "Ninguém pode ser juiz em causa própria", sustentou o órgão. A DPU também apontou nulidades no processo, questionando, por exemplo, o fato de Eduardo Bolsonaro ter sido citado da acusação por edital, uma vez que estava nos EUA. Sustentou que as condutas imputadas ao ex-parlamentar não configuram o crime de coação no curso do processo, uma vez que Eduardo não teria "poder de decisão sobre atos soberanos de governo estrangeiro"."
"Alexandre de Moraes rejeitou o pedido e manteve a análise da ação penal. O caso será julgado pelos ministros Flávio Dino, Cármen Lúcia, Cristiano Zanin e pelo próprio relator."
Eduardo Bolsonaro's trial in the STF's First Panel is scheduled for June 16, 2026
Eduardo Bolsonaro has been in the United States since February 2025
Eduardo Bolsonaro's post requesting reimposition of sanctions was made in English on the X platform on June 15, 2026
Covered by only some sources, or where the accounts diverge.
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O Globo reported that the Federal Public Defender's Office presented specific technical arguments in the written defense: procedural nullities (citation by public notice), incompetence of the rapporteur (direct victim) and impossibility of configuring the crime (absence of decision-making power over sovereign acts)
The Federal Public Defender's Office requested on Friday (12) postponement of the trial and convocation of a justice from another panel to compose the First Panel's quorum; Moraes rejected the request
Eduardo Bolsonaro was cited by public notice in the proceedings for being outside Brazil
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What was the Trump administration's official justification for removing Alexandre de Moraes from the sanctions list in December 2025?
Why it's still unknown: Official OFAC documents record the removal on December 12, 2025, but present no public justification for the decision. None of the consulted outlets obtained an official statement from the U.S. government regarding the reasons for the reversal.
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Does Eduardo Bolsonaro have plans to return to Brazil or is there a judicial measure preventing his entry into national territory?
Why it's still unknown: All outlets mention that Eduardo has been in the United States since February 2025 and was cited by public notice in the proceedings, but none reported whether there is a pending arrest warrant, entry impediment, or statement from Eduardo himself about a possible return.
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What concrete evidence did the Attorney General's Office present to support the accusation of coercion in the course of legal proceedings?
Why it's still unknown: The outlets generically describe that Eduardo allegedly articulated with the Trump government pressure measures (tariffs, visa suspensions), but do not specify which documents, messages or testimonies were presented by the PGR in the charges accepted by the STF in November 2025.
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What would a possible conviction of Eduardo Bolsonaro represent legally — what is the penalty provided for the crime of coercion in the course of legal proceedings?
Why it's still unknown: None of the consulted outlets detailed the specific criminal typification, the abstract penalty attached to the offense, or the procedural consequences of a possible first-instance conviction by the STF's First Panel.