Overview

• Erika Hilton submitted a representation on Oct. 5–6 to Brazil’s Electoral Prosecutor’s Office seeking an investigation into Eduardo Bolsonaro for an alleged threat to the electoral process.
• Her petition asks that he be declared ineligible and that his office budget and staff be suspended as precautionary measures.
• Eduardo Bolsonaro wrote on X that “without amnesty there will be no election in 2026,” tying the demand to debates over leniency for those convicted for Jan. 8, 2023.
• Hilton says the statement constitutes abuse of political power and misuse of communications, calling it performative mobilization that recalls how Jan. 8 was organized online.
• Reports note Eduardo has been living in the United States and engaging with U.S. officials in favor of sanctions on Brazilian authorities, and prosecutors have not announced any action on the filing.