The federal deputy Rogério Correa (PT-MG) referred to STF (Federal Supreme Court) this Thursday (10) a request for pre-trial detention against Jair Bolsonaro (PL), as a way to avoid escape from the former president.
The document was added to an inquiry in which the authors claim the possibility of escape from the former president. Minister Alexandre de Moraes is a rapporteur of the case.
In the document, the parliamentarian lists that the licensed deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro (PL-SP) He went to the United States to “dedicate full time to convince the Donald Trump government to act by amnesty to those involved in the attacks of January 8 in Brazil and to obtain sanctions” against Moraes.
“Now, the recent statements of the president of the United States, Donald Trump, create an international narrative to justify a possible request for political asylum by Jair Bolsonaro,” he says. According to the parliamentarian, it is necessary to take preventive measures to ensure order.
On Wednesday (9), Trump announced a 50% rate on all Brazilian exports to the United States, to be valid from August 1 this year. The US president told Brazil to stop the “witch hunt”, defending Bolsonaro.
“Given the above, the petitioners argue for the immediate assessment of the adoption of the aforementioned precautionary measures, essential to the guarantee of application and effectiveness of criminal laws, as well as the evaluation of the possibility/need to decree the defendant’s pre -trial detention”, asks the petista parliamentarian.
HAS CNNRogério Correa also explained that the request was sent due to the nod of the US President to give Bolsonaro political asylum.
The report contacted the former president’s defense and awaits positioning.
In January, Bolsonaro said to CNN that would not escape the country.
“I’m going to jail, I’m not going to escape Brazil. I could have stayed there when I went to the United States. When I went to Milei’s possession, I could have stayed, but I came here, knowing all the risks I’m running,” said the former Mandant.
The former president has been without a passport since February 2024 after operation of the Federal Police (PF). .
