Orbán Declares Support for Bolsonaro Family After Washington Meeting With Eduardo

Overview

• Viktor Orbán met Eduardo Bolsonaro in Washington on November 6 and posted that he and Hungary are firmly on the Bolsonaro family's side, denouncing what he called political witch hunts.
• The meeting included discussions about Hungary’s April 2026 elections and the Supreme Court order placing Jair Bolsonaro under house arrest with an ankle monitor imposed by Justice Alexandre de Moraes.
• Eduardo publicly thanked Orbán and said he aims to learn the Hungarian leader’s approaches on migration, family policy, and combating communism, adding that Orbán shares a worldview with Donald Trump.
• Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court will review a Prosecutor General’s complaint against Eduardo Bolsonaro and Paulo Figueiredo in a virtual session from November 13 to 25 over alleged coercion tied to efforts to press the U.S. to sanction Brazilian officials, which Eduardo and his defense dispute.
• Eduardo Bolsonaro has been living in the United States since February 2025.