On October 8, 2026, Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes issued an arrest warrant for Eduardo Bolsonaro and canceled his Brazilian passport. The 42-year-old former lawmaker was ordered to begin serving his four-year prison sentence without delay.

De Moraes warned federal police to arrest Bolsonaro if he returns to Brazil. The justice instructed federal police to take Bolsonaro into custody should he return to Brazil. '"The defendant cannot benefit from his own wrongdoing by fleeing the national territory to an unknown location for the purpose of thwarting the application of criminal law,"' the judge said.

Bolsonaro was sentenced in June to four years in prison for lobbying the Trump administration. Bolsonaro was sentenced in June after being convicted of lobbying the Trump administration to impose sanctions on members of the Brazilian government and to raise tariffs on the country’s exports.

Since 2025, Bolsonaro has resided in Texas as a green card holder. His prolonged absence led to the loss of his seat in the Brazilian National Congress and his position as a federal police investigator.

Why It Matters

Any potential extradition would be governed by a 1961 agreement between the U.S. and Brazil. Meanwhile, Bolsonaro's brother, Flávio Bolsonaro, received the highest number of votes in the first round of the presidential election on Sunday, advancing to a runoff against incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.