Jair Bolsonaro who is currently on trial for an attempted political coup a few years ago is back in the headlines. According to reports, he along with his son Eduardo, 41, is accused of obstruction of justice and attempting to flee the country.
The Lowdown
According to the BBC, police revealed this week that they found a document on Jair’s mobile phone which appeared to suggest that he was planning to seek asylum in Argentina. Further, investigations blame the younger Bolsonaro for lobbying the Trump Administration in favor of his father. As a result of Bolsonaro ‘s trial and imprisonment, America recently imposed punitive tariffs on Brazilian goods. The revelations all came from a newly released 170-page police report.
Bolsonaro in two weeks time will begin the final part of his coup trial that claims he tried to overturn his 2022 election loss to Lula da Silva.
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