### [2026-06-16](/feed/2026/06/16/index.md)

##### Brazil
# Brazil's Supreme Federal Court sentences former São Paulo congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro to four years and two months in prison and bars him from holding public office for eight years after convicting him of threatening public officials in connection with U.S. sanctions efforts. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via ''The Manila Times](https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/06/17/world/americas-emea/brazil-supreme-court-sentences-bolsonaros-son-over-us-lobbying/2367135)

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