Eduardo Bolsonaro says US sanctions on Brazil officials likely after his father’s conviction

By Luciana Magalhaes

BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazilian Congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro, the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, told Reuters on Thursday he expects additional U.S. sanctions against Brazilian officials after his father’s conviction for plotting a coup to remain in power after losing the 2022 election.

The lawmaker warned that Supreme Court justices who voted to convict the former president could face sanctions under the Magnitsky Act, which was previously applied by the Trump administration against Justice Alexandre de Moraes, the judge overseeing the case.

Justices Flavio Dino, Carmen Lucia and Cristiano Zanin sided with Moraes in the trial, with Luiz Fux the only dissenter.

The younger Bolsonaro moved to the U.S. earlier this year to seek support from President Donald Trump to stop criminal proceedings against his father.

(Reporting by Luciana Magalhaes, Editing by Rosalba O’Brien)