Overview

• Brazilian prosecutors charged Eduardo Bolsonaro with obstructing his father’s trial, accusing him of lobbying U.S. officials and warning Brazilian judges he could secure American sanctions.
• Eduardo Bolsonaro has been living in the United States for months, and he denounced the case as political persecution.
• Prosecutors also indicted Bolsonaro ally Paulo Figueiredo, who has publicly boasted about pressing Washington for sanctions against Brazil.
• The indictments were announced the same day the U.S. Treasury imposed Magnitsky-style sanctions on Viviane Barci de Moraes, the wife of Justice Alexandre de Moraes, and a related company, triggering asset freezes and transaction bans.
• Justice de Moraes and Brazil’s government condemned the U.S. measures, while U.S. officials said the sanctions hold the judge responsible for rights abuses, and Jair Bolsonaro remains under house arrest after a 27-year sentence as his defense prepares an appeal and allies push an amnesty.