STF Convicts Eduardo Bolsonaro and Upholds Vorcaro Detentions in Master Probe

Overview

• The Primeira Turma of the Supreme Court unanimously convicted Eduardo Bolsonaro of coação on Tuesday and sentenced him to four years and two months in prison, a result that makes his reversal unlikely and is expected to bar him from a Senate ticket.
• The STF Second Turma by a 3–1 vote upheld preventive detention orders for Henrique Moura Vorcaro and Felipe Cançado Vorcaro, with Minister Gilmar Mendes dissenting and proposing house arrest and other cautions.
• Polícia Federal filings made public by the court allege the founder Daniel Vorcaro directed payments and that R$350,000 in cash was sent to Senator Ciro Nogueira on a private plane, and identify Henrique as a financial operator for a group the PF calls 'A Turma'.
• Minister Alexandre de Moraes rejected multiple procedural requests from Senator Flávio Bolsonaro in a calúnia (slander) inquiry, and the Advocacia‑Geral da República has asked U.S. courts to intervene in suits by Rumble and Trump Media targeting Moraes.
• The decisions sharpen political and legal fallout: they threaten right‑wing campaign plans, revive debate over investigative methods with comparisons to Lava‑Jato, and could prompt further transnational litigation and electoral reshuffling.