The political climate between Brazil and the United States is escalating to a critical point. Congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro stated that if his father, former president Jair Bolsonaro, is convicted of "coup-mongering" in the trial beginning this Tuesday, President Donald Trump is prepared to respond with a series of economic and diplomatic sanctions.
In an interview with journalist Claudio Dantas, Eduardo emphasized that Trump has not yet deployed his full arsenal: "Trump hasn't even come close to activating all the mechanisms at his disposal to pressure Brazil," he warned.
Among the measures under consideration is the extension of the Magnitsky Act, which would allow freezing the assets in the United States of Judge Alexandre de Moraes—responsible for the case in the Supreme Court—as well as those of his wife, considered the "financial arm" of the magistrate, and of any judge who votes against Bolsonaro. According to the congressman, this scenario has already been discussed with the U.S. Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent.
