The Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Face a new judicial chapter with strong political tensions. Low Home arrest since August 4the conservative leader is putting an electronic ankle by order of the judge of the Supreme Federal Court (STF), Alexandre de Moraes. Now, the Federal Police requested authorization to reinforce surveillance within their home, claiming a risk of escape.
Judge Alexandre de Moraes Authorized on Tuesday the deployment of a greater number of agents In the immediate vicinity of Bolsonaro’s house, but rejected the request to enter the home. According to the magistrate, they are not justified for the moment “Intrusive measures” that violate the intimacy of the ex -president and his family.
Bolsonaro is waiting for the beginning of the plenary trial, scheduled for the September 2, where it will be judged as part of the alleged “nucleus” of the coup plot that sought to reverse the electoral result of 2022.
Bolsonaro family reaction
The security request generated Hard criticisms in the family environment of the former president. Senator Flávio Bolsonaro described the Supreme decision as an outrage: “Another story are being invented. They want to humiliate an honest person, fair and dear to millions of Brazilians.”
The former president also added that the measure responds to an attempt to submit his father to public punishment: “They want to humiliate my father.”
Defense of Jair Bolsonaro denies the risk of escape
The defense of Jair Bolsonaro denied 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 no “Nothing more false and nothing more shockingwhen just over ten days are missing for the trial “for the coup attempt.
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.
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
