Overview
- Responding to criticism from Mato Grosso Governor Mauro Mendes, Eduardo Bolsonaro released videos on Nov. 9–10 calling him a “político bosta” and accusing him of lacking courage.
- He said he is living in exile in the United States and argued that political opponents feel emboldened by what he describes as persecution.
- Denying involvement in U.S. tariff measures under Donald Trump, he attributed the actions to pressure linked to STF minister Alexandre de Moraes and disputes with Big Techs, presenting this as his account.
- He challenged Mendes to mobilize his legislative allies for an amnesty to release the leader the governor referenced, pushing the dispute into concrete political demands.
- The clash follows Eduardo’s recent attacks on São Paulo Governor Tarcísio de Freitas as a “candidate of the system” and on PL colleagues Nikolas Ferreira and Ana Campagnolo, highlighting deepening fractures within bolsonarismo.