### [2026-10-9](/feed/2026/10/9/index.md)

##### Brazil
# The Brazilian Supreme Federal Court issues an arrest warrant for Eduardo Bolsonaro, the brother of presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro, on charges of lobbying the U.S. to interfere in the trial of his father, former president Jair Bolsonaro. 

Arrest warrant for presidential candidate's brother is issued weeks before Brazil's runoff election.


### Sources:

1. [Al Jazeera](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/9/brazilian-supreme-court-judge-issues-arrest-warrant-for-eduardo-bolsonaro) [Image](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/getty_6ac8636388-1791517539.jpg?resize=1920%2C1440)

### Related:

1. [Brazilians head to the polls to elect their president, vice president, 513 members of Chamber of Deputies and 54 members in the Federal Senate. Incumbent president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is running for the fourth non-consecutive term, where his main opponent is Rio de Janeiro senator Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of former president Jair Bolsonaro. ](/feed/2026/10/4/brazilians-head-to-the-polls-to-elect-their-president-vice-president-513-members-of-chamber-of-deputies-and-54-members.md) _Context: Flávio Bolsonaro, Jair Bolsonaro, presidential_
2. [Brazilian Supreme Federal Court justice Alexandre de Moraes suspends the implementation of a law that could reduce prison sentences for individuals convicted over the 2022–2023 coup plot, including former president Jair Bolsonaro, pending a constitutional review by the full court. ](/feed/2026/05/9/brazilian-supreme-federal-court-justice-alexandre-de-moraes-suspends-the-implementation-of-a-law-that-could-reduce-priso.md) _Context: Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, Supreme Federal Court, presidential_
3. [The Brazilian National Congress overrides a veto by president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to reduce the sentence of former president Jair Bolsonaro for a coup-related conviction. ](/feed/2026/04/30/the-brazilian-national-congress-overrides-a-veto-by-president-luiz-inacio-lula-da-silva-to-reduce-the-sentence-of-former.md) _Context: Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, presidential_
4. [Brazilian Supreme Federal Court justice Alexandre de Moraes denies a request by imprisoned former president Jair Bolsonaro to receive a visit from American diplomat Darren Beattie, ruling that the meeting falls outside the diplomatic purposes stated in Beattie's visa authorization. ](/feed/2026/03/12/brazilian-supreme-federal-court-justice-alexandre-de-moraes-denies-a-request-by-imprisoned-former-president-jair-bolsona.md) _Context: Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, Supreme Federal Court, presidential_
5. [A panel of Brazil's Supreme Federal Court upholds an order to keep former president Jair Bolsonaro in police custody after he allegedly tampered with his ankle monitor while appealing a 27-year prison sentence for plotting a coup. ](/feed/2025/11/24/a-panel-of-brazil-s-supreme-federal-court-upholds-an-order-to-keep-former-president-jair-bolsonaro-in-police-custody-aft.md) _Context: Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, Supreme Federal Court, presidential_
6. [Brazil's Supreme Federal Court sentences three army officers and a federal police officer to 21–24 years in prison after finding them guilty of participating in a plot to kill then-president-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and other officials to prevent the 2023 transfer of power. The court rules that the group helped plan the broader coup attempt linked to former president Jair Bolsonaro, who was previously convicted in the same case. ](/feed/2025/11/18/brazil-s-supreme-federal-court-sentences-three-army-officers-and-a-federal-police-officer-to-21-24-years-in-prison-after.md) _Context: Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, Supreme Federal Court, presidential, trial_
7. [A Brazilian regional federal court orders former president Jair Bolsonaro and the federal government to each pay BRA:1000000 cursign=R$}} in damages for racist remarks he made in 2021 while in office. ](/feed/2025/09/16/a-brazilian-regional-federal-court-orders-former-president-jair-bolsonaro-and-the-federal-government-to-each-pay-bra-100.md) _Context: Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, president, presidential_
8. [The Brazilian Supreme Federal Court convicts former president Jair Bolsonaro of plotting a coup in 2022 after he lost the election to Lula and imposes a 27-year prison sentence. ](/feed/2025/09/11/the-brazilian-supreme-federal-court-convicts-former-president-jair-bolsonaro-of-plotting-a-coup-in-2022-after-he-lost-th.md) _Context: Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, Supreme Federal Court, presidential_
9. [The Supreme Federal Court of Brazil orders former president Jair Bolsonaro to wear an electronic ankle bracelet and places him on nightly house arrest, and forbids him from approaching embassies, foreign ambassadors, and diplomats. ](/feed/2025/07/18/the-supreme-federal-court-of-brazil-orders-former-president-jair-bolsonaro-to-wear-an-electronic-ankle-bracelet-and-plac.md) _Context: Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, Supreme Federal Court_
10. [The Supreme Federal Court of Brazil unanimously votes to bring former president Jair Bolsonaro and seven others as defendants to trial on charges of attempting a coup. ](/feed/2025/03/26/the-supreme-federal-court-of-brazil-unanimously-votes-to-bring-former-president-jair-bolsonaro-and-seven-others-as-defen.md) _Context: Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, Supreme Federal Court, presidential_