He was removed for abandoning his post after accumulating more than 30 consecutive days of unjustified absences.
On Monday, the Brazilian government officially dismissed Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2022), from his position as a clerk with the Federal Police.
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The document signed by Justice Minister Wellington Cesar Lima e Silva states that the reason for his dismissal was the disciplinary offense of abandoning his post, as Eduardo, who has lived in the United States since early 2025, accumulated more than 30 consecutive days of unjustified absences from duty.
Eduardo Bolsonaro, who joined the police force in 2010 through a public competitive examination, was on special leave to serve as a member of the Chamber of Deputies. However, in December 2025, he lost his seat after exceeding the constitutional limit prohibiting lawmakers from missing more than one-third of the year’s deliberative sessions.
After losing his mandate, the Federal Police ordered him in early January to return “immediately” to the institution to regularize his employment status. When he failed to report for work and remained living in the U.S., where he had settled claiming to be the victim of political and judicial persecution, the Brazilian government opened disciplinary proceedings that culminated in his definitive dismissal.
Eduardo Bolsonaro sugere que os Estados Unidos podem invadir o Brasil e matar Lula com um sniper. “Pela liberdade de expressão”, concluiu pic.twitter.com/RhWO7hHUjV
— Mallu (@mariarita4141) September 17, 2026
The text reads, “Eduardo Bolsonaro suggests that the United States could invade Brazil and kill Lula with a sniper. ‘For freedom of speech,’ he concluded.”
Eduardo’s situation is becoming increasingly complicated. On Sept. 18, the Supreme Court unanimously rejected an appeal by his defense and upheld his four-year prison sentence under a semi-open regime, as well as a 12-year political ban that will prevent him from running for public office until 2038.
In mid-June, he was convicted of lobbying the U.S. government to pressure Brazil’s judiciary and impose trade sanctions on Brazil, as part of investigations related to the attempted coup that resulted in his father’s 27-year prison sentence.
Following Eduardo’s lobbying efforts, U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a 50% tariff on some Brazilian imports, justifying the measure by saying that Brazil was leading a judicial and political persecution against the far-right former president.
Currently, Eduardo continues to actively participate in the presidential campaign supporting his brother, Flavio Bolsonaro, who is seeking to defeat incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the Oct. 4 election.
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Source: EFE
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