Licensed federal deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro (PL-SP) reacted on Friday (18) to the operation of the Federal Police he imposed (PL), calling Minister Alexandre de Moraes the “Gangster de Toga” and declaring himself “federal deputy in exile”.
The statement was published in a note on social networks, in which Eduardo defends his father and accuses the Federal Supreme Court (STF) of political persecution and diplomatic sabotage.
The demonstration occurs on the same day that the Supreme Court authorized, at the request of the PF with the approval of the Attorney General’s Office (PGR), search and seizure warrants against the former president, as well as the imposition of electronic anklet, night home collection and prohibition of contacts with ambassadors.
The decision is based on evidence that Bolsonaro acted coordinated with Eduardo to articulate US sanctions against Brazilian authorities, in an attempt to embarrass the Supreme Court and wag the trial of the criminal action that accuses him of trying a coup d’état.
NOTE challenges supreme
In the note, Eduardo Bolsonaro states that Moraes has converted the Supreme “to a personal weapon for political persecution” and tries to “criminalize the United States government” by associating the. “As it is powerless before them, he decided to make my father a hostage,” wrote the deputy.
“I received sadly, but unsurprisingly, the news of the federal police invasion of my father’s house this morning,” says the text. “Silencing my father will not shut up Brazil. Me and millions of Brazilians will continue to speak for it – increasingly firm, more conscious and more determined.”
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Eduardo still accuses Moraes of “irresponsibly deteriorating” diplomatic relations between Brazil and the United States and says that his performance represents an “institutional sabotage of unpredictable consequences”.
The letter ends with the signature: “Eduardo Bolsonaro, federal deputy in exile.”
STF sees confession and attempted extortion
In the decision based on the operation, at a news conference on Thursday (17), which is willing to negotiate with Trump the end of the 50% rate imposed on Brazilian products, provided that he receives his passport back and eventually support for an amnesty.
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The minister considers speech an explicit attempt to condition Brazilian foreign policy to a favorable outcome in the criminal proceedings in which he is defendant.
“The conduct of the defendant Jair Bolsonaro […] It is so severe and shameless that […] He confessed his conscious and voluntary criminal performance, conditioning the end of the ‘taxation/sanction’ to his own amnesty, ”wrote Moraes.
The coordinated actions with Eduardo include, according to the investigation, diplomatic meetings with members of the US State Department, dissemination of.
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For the Supreme Court, the gathered elements point to possible practice of coercion crimes in the course of the process, obstruction of investigation into criminal organization and attack on national sovereignty.
What the defense says
In a statement, the defense of former President Jair Bolsonaro classified the precautionary measures imposed as “severe” and said he has always complied with all determinations of the judiciary. The lawyers said they have not yet had access to the full decision and will speak later.
“The defense of former President Jair Bolsonaro received with surprise and indignation the imposition of severe precautionary measures against him, who has always fulfilled all determinations of the judiciary.”
