The application was promoted by an opposition deputy. They indicate a breach of precautionary measures.
The Brazilian deputy, Lindbergh Farias – leader Workers Party (PT) in the Chamber of Deputies –filed a request against the Supreme Federal Court (STF) so that the Preventive prison of former president Jair Bolsonaro. The approach is based on the alleged breach of the precautionary measures that the Court had already imposed.
At a press conference, Farias warned that There is “a real possibility” that the ex -president tries to flee the country. He pointed out that even under house arrest and with Electronic ankilleraBolsonaro continued to lead opposition actions to “hinder” the investigations against him.
The legislator said He received “safe information” about a former president’s plan to request asylum at the United States Embassywhat could be realized before the start of the trial provided in September. “We have information that they are working on a plan for Bolsonaro to take refuge in the United States Embassy. It is naive to think that they will wait for the STF trial,” said the PT referent.
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SURROUNDED. Jair Bolsonaro has been in the middle of the focus of justice after his arrival of the US barely weeks ago.
What is the judicial process in Brazil
The former president is under investigation for his alleged participation in the tentative of coup d’etat registered at the end of 2022 and early 2023. Together with several former government officials, he must face a process in the Supreme Court From next month.
In his presentation, Farias remarked that the actions of the former head of state “transcend the mere individual disobedience and enroll in an organized chaos pattern and institutional destabilization.”
The political pressure on the request
The deputy argued that Bolsonaro’s conduct responds to a logic of permanent intimidation towards public authorities. According to their complaint, these maneuvers included the Mass disinformation diffusionthe Mobilization of digital militias and the generation of a climate of political, economic and social instability.
In this way, the Brazilian ruling insists that Preventive prison is necessary to avoid an eventual escape attempt and to guarantee the normal development of the judicial process that the former president must face.
Source: Ambito
