Justice Alexandre de Moraes of Brazil's Supreme Federal Tribunal (STF), the country's top court, has put on the docket of its virtual plenary the judgment of the criminal case over Eduardo Bolsonaro's actions in the United States against Brazilian institutions. The voting window runs from September 11 to 18, according to Folha de S.Paulo.
The case sits with the court's First Panel, made up of Moraes, Flávio Dino, Cristiano Zanin and Cármen Lúcia. Folha describes the docket item as the trial of the criminal action, which covers the crimes of coercion, obstruction of investigation and violent abolition of the democratic rule of law. CartaCapital and O Globo report that the session will weigh the appeal filed by the federal public defender's office (DPU) against Eduardo Bolsonaro's June conviction.
The June conviction
Eduardo Bolsonaro, a son of former president Jair Bolsonaro (PL), was convicted in June to four years and two months in prison for coercion in the course of legal proceedings. According to CartaCapital, he tried to use blackmail against Brazil to spare his father from conviction for leading the attempted coup. The appeal now on the agenda was filed by the DPU, which represents him before the court.
In the vote that led to the conviction, Moraes pointed to at least nine actions by Eduardo Bolsonaro to intimidate Brazilian authorities involving the work of the United States government. Justices Cristiano Zanin, Cármen Lúcia and Flávio Dino joined the rapporteur.
"In order to benefit his own father, the criminal activity of Eduardo Bolsonaro harmed the entire country and did not frighten this court, and will never frighten the STF," Moraes said at the trial.
The September judgment
Folha reports that the criminal action names Eduardo Bolsonaro and the journalist Paulo Figueiredo as defendants. Both stand accused of orchestrating moves with the US government to interfere in the proceedings against Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil. In July, CartaCapital reported that the defense has asked the justices for a reduced sentence.
Eduardo Bolsonaro has lived in the United States since early 2025, according to CartaCapital, and can only begin serving his sentence once he turns himself in to the authorities. Folha identifies him as a federal deputy on leave from the PL party of Sao Paulo; CartaCapital calls him a former lawmaker. In the virtual plenary, the First Panel justices vote electronically over the week. The judgment opens on September 11 and the window closes on September 18; a request by any justice to review the case files can postpone the vote.