The measure was authorized by the judge of Moraes, after a request from the Federal Police. Thus, a permission from the Supreme Court of Brazil will not be necessary.
The judge of Supreme Federal Court of Brazil Alexandre de Moraes flexible the house arrest condition imposed on the former president Jair Bolsonaro. Thus, it will allow your relatives to visit it without prior authorization.
De Moraes’s authorization followed a federal police request and means that Family members will be able to visit the residence where Bolsonaro lives with his wife, Michelle, without having to ask the Court first.
The measure applies to the children and daughter of Bolsonaro, grandchildren and close relatives of his wife. The former conservative leader is being tried for an alleged coup after his electoral defeat before the current president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Bolsonaro denies having committed some crime.
Brazilian justice flexible the house arrest of Jair Bolsonaro
The home arrest warrant divided the Brazilians and captured the attention of USA, with whom he faces a commercial war.
President Donald Trump described the accusation against Bolsonaro as a witch hunt and ended up imposing a 50% tariff on imported Brazilian products.
The original home arrest warrant issued Monday allowed Bolsonaro’s lawyers to have unlimited access to their residence.
The court last month had ordered Bolsonaro to use an electronic ankle and obey a curfew while the procedures are carried out.
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The US considered that house prison to Jair Bolsonaro “threatens democracy”
He US State Department criticized the judge’s decision Alexandre de Moraesmember of the Supreme Federal Court of Brazilto impose HOME PRINTING TO EXPRESIDER Jair Bolsonaro. According to an official statement, the measure “threatens democracy” and restricts the right of the ex -president to express itself publicly.
Through your Western Hemisphere’s Affairs Officethe American entity said: “Minister Alexandre de Moraes, already sanctioned by the US for human rights violations, continues to use Brazilian institutions to silence the opposition and threaten democracy “.
In that line, he completed that “imposing even more restrictions on Jair Bolsonaro’s ability to defend herself publicly is not a public service. Let Bolsonaro speak!”
Source: Ambito
