Son of Brazil's former?President Bolsonaro secures US green card

Former Brazilian lawmaker Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro and an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, told Reuters on Monday that he received permanent U.S. residency, often called a green card.



The younger Bolsonaro, who has lived in the U.S. since early 2025 and was recently sentenced to prison in his home country, said by telephone that residency was granted under the EB-1A category, for individuals with extraordinary abilities in areas such as science, the arts, business and sports.



The process, he said, started about a year ago.



Bolsonaro has cultivated ties with U.S. conservatives and the Trump administration.



He has been accused of lobbying against his father's conviction in Brazil for attempting to overturn the results of the 2022 election, in which the elder Bolsonaro was defeated by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.



In June, the court sentenced Eduardo Bolsonaro to four years and two months in prison after finding him guilty of soliciting U.S. interference in his father's trial.