Antonio Ezequiel Inácio Barbosa

Antonio Ezequiel Inácio Barbosa is a Brazilian public defender known for his work with the Defensoria Pública da União (DPU). Recently, he was in the news for representing federal deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro in a case before the Supreme Federal Court (STF), where he argued for the rejection of a complaint against Bolsonaro regarding alleged coercion of Brazilian authorities. Barbosa's defense emphasized that the statements attributed to Bolsonaro were political expressions rather than acts of violence or threats.