Brazilian Supreme Court judge issues arrest warrant for Eduardo Bolsonaro

Arrest warrant for presidential candidate’s brother is issued weeks before Brazil’s runoff election.Published On 9 Oct 20269 Oct 2026A Brazilian Supreme Court justice has issued an arrest warrant for Eduardo Bolsonaro, brother of presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro, a move likely to heat up the hard-fought race.Justice Alexandre de Moraes issued the arrest warrant on Thursday, weeks before a runoff election for the country’s presidency between incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Flavio Bolsonaro, the favourite to win.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Why Flavio Bolsonaro outperformed the polls in Brazil’s electionlist 2 of 3Brazil’s presidential race: Three key takeaways from the first roundlist 3 of 3Bolsonaro favourite to win: What Brazil’s first round of elections tells usend of listIn June, the Brazilian Supreme Court convicted Eduardo Bolsonaro on charges of lobbying the US to interfere in the trial of his father, former right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro.Eduardo Bolsonaro has been a key link between his brother and the Trump administration, accompanying him to a May meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House.Both sides of Brazil’s deeply po...