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Brazil's supreme court convicts Eduardo Bolsonaro over US interference bid
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Brazil's supreme court convicts Eduardo Bolsonaro over US interference bid

Brazil's supreme court has unanimously convicted Eduardo Bolsonaro for soliciting US interference in the coup-plot trial of his father, former president Jair Bolsonaro. The verdict arrives amid active US retaliation — Washington has already placed tariffs on Brazilian goods and sanctioned the judges involved in the trial.

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