Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Brazil Court Freezes Bolsonaro Son’s Assets as Ex-President Threatened with Arrest over Social Media Use

THE GUARDIAN: Eduardo Bolsonaro condemns Alexandre de Moraes’s order, while judge directs Jair Bolsonaro’s lawyers to explain why he breached social media restrictions

A Brazilian supreme court justice has ordered the freezing of the accounts and assets of former president Jair Bolsonaro’s third son, Eduardo Bolsonaro, the latter said on social media.

Eduardo, a Brazilian congressman who has been in Washington to drum up support for his father, said on X on Monday the decision was “another arbitrary” decision by Justice Alexandre de Moraes.

CNN Brasil reported that Moraes’s confidential decision was issued on Saturday as part of an investigation into Eduardo Bolsonaro’s conduct in the US. » | Reuters | Tuesday, July 22, 2025