The Attorney General of the Republic, , spoke out against the move by () to the inauguration of .
In a document sent to this Wednesday (15), the prosecutor stated that there was no demonstrated “basic, urgent and inescapable need” for the former president to leave the country.
According to Bolsonaro’s defense, he intended to travel between Friday (17) and Wednesday (22) to follow the schedule for Trump’s assumption of the role of president. The inauguration is scheduled for the 20th.
The decision will be made by STF minister Alexandre de Moraes.
Bolsonaro’s passport is withheld and he is prohibited from leaving the country as part of the investigations he is the subject of, including suspicion of involvement in the attempted coup d’état in 2022.
Last Wednesday (8), the former president thanked Trump on his social networks and said that his defense had already sent the request to release the passport to the STF.
A indicted Bolsonaro on suspicion of involvement in a plan to prevent the inauguration of () in 2022. The criminal charge is added to .
On Saturday (11), the rapporteur of the case at the Supreme Court, Alexandre de Moraes, ordered the former president to send an email, saying that the times of the events nor the schedule of ceremonies had not been informed.
In the order, Moraes said that the invitation included in the request was sent to the email of federal deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro (PL-SP), son of the former president, via an “unidentified” email address and without details of the ceremonies.
At the beginning of the week, the . According to them, it is a means of “formal communication used by the aforementioned ceremonial team” and the use of specific and temporary online domains is common in American presidential inauguration events.
“The good faith of the declarant is honored, in casu, that the invitation sent by official email from the committee represented by Donald J. Trump is true, precisely because lies or intentional omissions can lead to strict consequences”, say the lawyers.
In the same response, the defense says that the inauguration of the elected president is an “event of notable political and symbolic magnitude and the invitation to attend his ceremony is loaded with meanings and implies several important aspects, such as strengthening ties and strengthening bilateral relations between countries through dialogue between two global leaders”.
The lawyers also said they reiterated the former president’s commitment not to hinder “the progress of the investigations” and to fully comply with the precautionary measures imposed.
