‘The scenario that supported the imposition of a ban on being absent from the country, with the delivery of passports, continues to indicate the possibility of an attempt to evade the accused Jair Messias Bolsonaro’, said the minister
The minister of the Federal Supreme Court (), decided, this Friday (17), to maintain its decision not to authorize the departure of (PL) from Brazil to attend the inauguration in Washington, while responding to an appeal from the former president’s defense. The request to temporarily have the document back to travel to Trump’s inauguration was denied on Thursday (16) due to “the possibility of attempted evasion”, since Bolsonaro is the target of a criminal investigation for alleged participation in a plan coup leader in the 2022 elections with the aim of preventing Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) from returning to power. For this reason, his passport was confiscated and he has been banned from leaving the country since February 2024.
Moraes highlighted that Bolsonaro had already demonstrated support for the escape of convicted people and that the former president’s defense did not present concrete evidence to confirm an official invitation to the inauguration ceremony. “The scenario that supported the imposition of a ban on being absent from the country, with the delivery of passports, continues to indicate the possibility of an attempt to evade the accused Jair Messias Bolsonaro to avoid the application of criminal law”, argued the STF minister.
The Attorney General of the Republic, Paulo Gonet, had also taken a stand against the request, stating that the trip was not urgent and that it served personal interests. Bolsonaro’s defense, in turn, appealed the decision, arguing that there is no evidence that he violated current legislation.
The former president’s lawyers emphasized that the travel request was specific and specific, with no legal implications that would justify denial. Furthermore, Bolsonaro’s legal representatives stated that the former president’s mention of a bill on amnesty should not be interpreted as disrespect for criminal law. The former president is a great admirer of Trump and had declared that he was excited, feeling “like a child” with the Republican’s invitation to his inauguration in the United States. He also classified Moraes’ response as “a great disappointment” in a message published on X on Thursday.
*Report produced with the help of AI
Published by Carol Santos
