Bolsonaro’s Son Investigated Over Alleged Court Intimidation
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Brazil: Bolsonaro's Self-Exiled Son Under Investigation Over Alleged Sanctions Call
Above: Brazilian licensed congressman and former first son Eduardo Bolsonaro stands as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, on Feb. 22, 2025. Image copyright: Kent Nishimura/Contributor/Bloomberg via Getty Images
The Spin
Left narrative
Far-right leaders have long portrayed themselves as patriots of their own countries, and the Bolsonaros were no exception. But all that patriotism wanes when they and their diehard supporters risk facing legitimate legal consequences for malicious actions to undermine democratic institutions. It's no surprise that Eduardo has fled Brazil to lobby for the US to meddle in Brazil's internal affairs.
Right narrative
It has become all too common for self-proclaimed pro-democracy elites in the so-called democratic world to rush to ban outsiders from elections or even resort to arrests whenever they perceive a threat to the political establishment they uphold. Trump suffered the same that the Bolsonaros are suffering now, making it only natural for them to seek assistance and call for sanctions.