The governor of , (Republicanos-SP), called that of (PL-SP) unfair due to the crime of coercion during the process.
The decision was taken this Tuesday (16) by the First Panel of the (Supreme Federal Court), which sentenced the former deputy to a sentence of four years and two months in prison in an initially semi-open regime.
He was accused of adopting sanctions against Supreme Court ministers and economic measures against Brazil as a way of putting pressure on the court in the case of the coup plot.
With the conviction, the former parliamentarian becomes a “dirty record” and will be prevented from running for up to eight years. He will also have to pay a fine equivalent to around R$150,000 and will lose his position as clerk, from which he has been removed.
“I agree with the arguments that the defense presented, so I think the conviction was unfair and does not harm in any way the course of our group’s election, the election of Flávio [Bolsonaro]the election of our senators here”, declared Tarcísio after an event in which he announced investments in the area of public security.
In a note released this Tuesday, Eduardo, who has lived in the USA since February 2025, criticized the STF minister and said that due legal process was not respected. He stated that he should have been notified by letter rogatory, the same argument used by the DPU (Federal Public Defender’s Office) to try to annul the case.
Eduardo was represented by the Public Defender’s Office because he did not appoint lawyers. The defense argued that the action should be annulled due to Moraes’ alleged lack of impartiality.
What happens now
Eduardo’s conviction is still subject to appeal in the STF itself.
Upon publication of the trial ruling (which must occur within 60 days after the trial), the defense may file a motion for clarification in situations in which it believes there is any obscurity, inaccuracy, contradiction or omission in the sentence.
In this case, the discussion does not go to the plenary, but to the group that judges the case. It is possible to file successive motions for clarification if you understand that the answer to the previous question still has unclear points.
There is another type of appeal known as infringing embargos, but which, according to the STF’s jurisprudence, is only applicable when there is a dissenting vote in favor of the defendant, which was not the case in this case.
The execution of sentences only begins after the resources have been exhausted, with the final judgment, from when Eduardo also loses his political rights.
As Eduardo is in the USA, the Brazilian government can ask for him to be included on Interpol’s wanted list. This depends on Moraes issuing an arrest warrant, as happened with Carla Zambelli, and asking for her extradition/deportation.
The former deputy is ineligible for a period of 8 years. In this case, there is no need for a final judgment because the decision was made by a collegiate body, the First Panel. The Supreme Court ordered immediate notification from the TSE (Superior Electoral Court) to confirm Eduardo’s ineligibility.
He also immediately loses his position as a clerk at the Federal Police.
