The minister Alexandre de Moraesfrom the Federal Supreme Court (STF), asked the defense of the former president Jair Bolsonaro (PL) the presentation of the “official invitation” to the inauguration of the president-elect of the United States, Donald Trump.
In response to Moraes’ request, the former president’s lawyers added an email received by the event’s ceremonial staff, stating that the message was already the definitive call.
The sender domain belongs to an organization linked to Trump that is in charge of programming the event, which will be held next Monday, January 20th.
Bolsonaro has had his passport seized due to the investigation into an alleged coup attempt and is depending on the Supreme Court to have the document released and be able to travel to the USA. The Court, in 2024, has already refused similar requests from Bolsonaro on two occasions.
Who sent the email
The email presented by Bolsonaro’s defense was sent to info@t47inaugural.com. “T47 Inaugural” is a private, non-profit entity created with the purpose of organizing the events on Donald Trump’s inauguration day.
It is customary in the USA for a private committee, linked to the president about to take office, to be in charge of the inauguration ceremony. The message was forwarded to the deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro (PL-SP) on January 8th.
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“T47” refers to the initial of the surname “Trump” and the fact that the Republican is the 47th head of the US Executive. The number 47 was used by Trump at various times during the presidential campaign, such as when announcing a set of projects called “Agenda 47”.
The “T47 Inaugural” is run by businessman Steve Witkoff and former Georgia senator Kelly Loeffler. In announcing the heads of his inaugural committee, Trump described Witkoff and Loeffler as “longtime friends and supporters.”
“I am thrilled to accept this enormous honor alongside Steve Witkoff. We look forward to hosting a very special celebration,” said Kelly Loeffler on X (formerly Twitter) on November 9. The Republican was a US senator from Georgia between 2020 and 2021.
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Trump was accompanied by Steve Witkoff on September 15 when he was the target of a shooting at a golf club. The businessman, who manages the Witkoff Group, already took on a public role in Trump’s previous term, when he was appointed to an “economic rescue” committee to mitigate the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Both Witkoff and Loeffler will assume positions in the Republican’s next term: the businessman was appointed to matters relating to the Middle East, while the former senator will preside over the Small Business Administration (SBA), a public agency designed to assist small business owners.
O Estadão He sought out “T47 Inaugural” to confirm the sending of the invitation to Jair Bolsonaro, but received no response.