The Prosecutor’s Office asks for permanent monitoring of the Brazilian ex -president, after findings of an alleged escape plan and before the next trial for coup plot.
The Brazilian Attorney General an official statement issued to the Judge of the Supreme Court Alexandre de Moraes in which he requests a Special Safety Deployment around Jair Bolsonaro. The measure seeks to prevent an eventual File attempt of the ex -president and is part of the preparation for the beginning of a trial related to an alleged coup plot against the current Brazilian president, Lula da Silva.
In the document, the Prosecutor’s Office affirms that “it considers it appropriate to recommend that the police deploy permanent emergency response equipment for monitoring in real time”with the aim of keeping the former head of state under constant surveillance and ensuring that it appears before justice.
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Workers Party Request
The recommendation responds to an order from the deputy Lindbergh Fariasleader of the Workers Party in the Lower House and President of President Lula da Silva. Farias highlighted the “Concrete Risk of Bolsonaro escape” And he warned about the proximity of his residence with the US embassy, a factor that could facilitate an eventual escape.
Weeks ago, Bolsonaro already had to declare Before justice after discovering in one of its cell phones an alleged plan to move to Argentina and request political asylum from his ally and friend, President Javier Milei. This finding intensified the concern of the authorities about its possible movement outside the country.
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Defense of Jair Bolsonaro denies the risk of escape
The defense of Jair Bolsonaro denied this Friday before the Supreme Court the accusations that there is a risk of escape, which he framed in a context of campaign against the image of the former president.
In the presentation, his lawyers responded to a request from the judge of Supreme Alexandre de Moraes and understood that there is “nothing more false and nothing more shocking, when just over ten days are missing for the trial” for the attempted attempted.
They also claimed that “A asylum order draft to the Argentine President”corresponding to February 2024, “cannot be considered an indication of escape.” The trial has the start date on September 2.
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Preparations for trial
The application for greater security reaches the beginning of the trial against the case “core” of the coup plot, which will begin the September 2. This judicial process will take Bolsonaro to the bench of the accused, increasing the political and judicial tension in Brazil.
Analysts and authorities highlight that these measures not only seek to guarantee the appearance of the ex -president, but also send a message about strict surveillance that justice will exercise in front of any attempt to avoid the lawin a context of high political and judicial polarization in the country.
Source: Ambito
