STF rejects appeal and upholds Eduardo Bolsonaro's conviction
Unanimously, the First Panel of the STF followed Moraes' vote and upheld Eduardo Bolsonaro's conviction. Read on Gazeta do Povo.
TL;DR
- The STF's First Panel unanimously upheld Eduardo Bolsonaro's conviction.
- Bolsonaro was sentenced to 4 years and 2 months for alleged coercion during legal proceedings.
- The court ruled that his confession was not spontaneous, thus not eligible for mitigation.
- The appeal was filed by the Public Defender's Office of the Union (DPU).
- Bolsonaro previously called the conviction "baseless" and argued it lacked due process.