STF minister rejected Eduardo Bolsonaro’s request for parliamentary immunity and stated that conduct attributed to him is unrelated to his mandate
Minister Alexandre de Moraes, of the STF (Supreme Federal Court), rejected this Tuesday (June 16, 2026) the request from the defense of (PL-SP) to recognize the former deputy’s parliamentary immunity. The criminal action rapporteur stated that constitutional protection does not apply to the case.
According to Moraes, the Constitution protects deputies and senators for opinions, words and votes related to the exercise of their mandate, but it does not cover acts unrelated to parliamentary functions. For the minister, the conduct attributed to Eduardo Bolsonaro has no direct relationship with legislative activity.
“It is not the role of a Brazilian federal deputy to lobby abroad against his own country. From the Constitution of the Empire to the current one, this does not appear to be the role of a federal deputy”, said the minister.
The 1st Panel of the STF Eduardo Bolsonaro served 4 years and 2 months for the crime of the coup plot.
The trial ended with a score of 4-0, with votes from Moraes, Cristiano Zanin, Cármen Lúcia and Flávio Dino. Eduardo was accused of coordinating with United States authorities the adoption of measures against members of the STF, including sanctions and economic actions against Brazil.
COERCION CRIME
The crime of coercion in the course of the process, provided for in , consists of the use of violence or serious threat against authorities, witnesses, parties or anyone involved in a judicial, police or administrative process with the aim of favoring one’s own interest or that of third parties.
The penalty is 1 to 4 years in prison, in addition to a fine, and can be added to the punishments related to the threat or violence committed.
Here is what the Penal Code says:
“Art. 344 – Using violence or serious threats, with the aim of favoring one’s own or another’s interests, against an authority, party, or any other person who works or is called upon to intervene in judicial, police or administrative proceedings, or in an arbitration court:
“Penalty – imprisonment, from one to four years, and fine, in addition to the penalty corresponding to violence.
“Single paragraph. The penalty increases from 1/3 (one third) to half if the case involves a crime against sexual dignity.”
SELF-EXILED IN THE USA
Eduardo Bolsonaro has been in the United States since the end of February 2025. That year he would take leave from his mandate as a federal deputy to remain in the country and act against what he called the political persecution of the Bolsonaro family.
Since then, he has started to use his stay in the US as a political basis to pressure US authorities against STF decisions. In his vote, Moraes cited videos in which Eduardo said he was not “on a walk” and claimed to be “24 hours a day focused” on this mission.
Video frame shown by Alexandre de Moraes during Eduardo Bolsonaro’s trial in the 1st Panel of the STF; minister cited the deputy’s speech about the consequences of the Magnitsky Act applied to Brazilian authorities
