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Brazilian Supreme Court justice issues arrest warrant for Eduardo Bolsonaro

Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered the immediate arrest of the presidential candidate's Texas-based brother.

Updated Oct 9, 2026 · 10:21 UTC2 reports

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Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes issued an arrest warrant and canceled the passport of Eduardo Bolsonaro, the brother of Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro.[Al Jazeera · Associated Press]
Eduardo Bolsonaro, who resides in Texas with a U.S. green card, was sentenced in June to four years in prison for lobbying the U.S. to impose sanctions and tariffs during his father Jair Bolsonaro's coup-attempt trial.[Al Jazeera · Associated Press]
Brazilian federal police were directed to arrest him immediately upon any return to the country.[Al Jazeera · Associated Press]
Extradition from the United States remains improbable due to legal exemptions in the bilateral treaty and required approval from the Trump administration.[Associated Press]

Justice Alexandre de Moraes issued an arrest warrant and revoked the Brazilian passport of Eduardo Bolsonaro.[Al Jazeera · Associated Press]
Eduardo Bolsonaro was sentenced in June to four years in prison for lobbying the U.S. government to sanction Brazilian officials and levy tariffs during his father's trial.[Al Jazeera · Associated Press]
Eduardo Bolsonaro is the brother of Flávio Bolsonaro, a candidate running in Brazil's presidential election.[Al Jazeera · Associated Press]
Having relocated to the U.S. in 2025, Eduardo Bolsonaro lost both his congressional seat and his post as a federal police investigator.[Al Jazeera · Associated Press]

Whether the U.S. would extradite Eduardo Bolsonaro is doubtful, as legal experts state the bilateral treaty excludes the specific offense and the Trump administration is unlikely to approve it.[Associated Press]

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