Overview

• On July 15, Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet urged Brazil’s Supreme Federal Tribunal to convict former President Jair Bolsonaro of leading an armed criminal organization and plotting to overturn the 2022 election
• Bolsonaro and seven co-defendants face charges including armed criminal organization, attempted violent abolition of the democratic rule of law and attempted coup d’état that carry potential sentences totalling up to 43 years in prison
• Bolsonaro’s defence has 15 days to file closing arguments before a five-justice panel led by Justice Alexandre de Moraes votes on verdicts later this year
• President Trump will impose 50% tariffs on Brazilian imports beginning August 1; the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has opened a Section 301 investigation into Brazil’s trade practices
• President Lula has threatened reciprocal tariffs under Brazil’s Reciprocity Law; STF President Luís Roberto Barroso defended the judiciary’s actions as lawful, asserting that no political persecution is occurring