The minister, of the (Supreme Federal Court), denied on Thursday (24) to arrest the former president () even after considering that the politician disregarded precautionary measures imposed by the Court.
Moraes states that, in a speech at, Bolsonaro again instigated supporters against the measures imposed by the Supreme. The replication of the former president’s speech by his son (PL) on social networks was characterized by the minister as a “illicit modus operandi” in an attempt to obstruction of justice.
“However, because it is an isolated irregularity, without news of other breaches so far, as well as the allegations of the defense of Jair Messias Bolsonaro from the ‘no intention of doing so, so much so that it has been strictly observing the imposed rules of collection,’ I stop converting precautionary measures into pre-trial detention,” says Moraes.
In the decision, the minister states that Bolsonaro is not prohibited from giving public interviews or speeches. According to Moraes, the veto is related to the “use of subterfuge to maintain the practice of criminal activities”.
The goal, according to the minister, is to prevent Bolsonaro from using interviews to continue to commit the alleged crimes of obstruction of justice and against national sovereignty. The fear is for the former president to make statements to the press as “prefabricated material for further posts on social networks of previously coordinated third parties.”
“Obviously, it would not be logical and reasonable to allow the use of the same criminal modus operandi with various posts on third party social networks, especially for ‘digital militias’ and previously coordinated political supporters for the dissemination of illicit conduct that could eventually be practiced by Jair Messias Bolsonaro […] In order to continue to induce and instigate foreign head to take action to illicitly interfere with the regular course of judicial process, in order to result in social pressure in the face of Brazilian authorities, with flagrant attack on national sovereignty, “says Moraes.
The minister states that the former president’s new attempts to give public interviews or discourses with the “clear purpose of continuing the practice of illicit conduct” will be the subject of the political arrest of the politician.
“As several times I pointed out in the presidency of the Superior Electoral Court, justice is blind more (sic) is not foolish !!!!!”, says Moraes in the decision.
The order is a response to the petition sent by Bolsonaro’s defense to the Supreme, which was asked to clarify the possibility of the former president to speak to the press.
The controversy emerged last Monday (21). Shortly after 2 pm, Moraes signed an order against Bolsonaro forbidding the former president to grant interviews that would be released on third party social networks.
“The precautionary measure of prohibition of use of social networks, directly or through third parties, imposed on Jair Messias Bolsonaro, obviously includes the transmissions, relay or broadcast of audios, videos or transcripts of interviews in any of the third party social networking platforms,” Moraes wrote.
According to the minister, the use of interviews for the disclosure of his statements on social networks would be a means of circumventing the court decision that prevented him from using the platforms. Moraes defined that if the rule were disrespected, there would be “immediate revocation and decree of prison” of the former president.
About three hours after the order of Moraes, Bolsonaro met with opposition parliamentarians in the House of Representatives. Faced with reporters and photographers, the former president pulled the bar of the pants and showed, on his left leg, a.
“Cowardice what they are doing with former President of the Republic. Let’s face everything and everyone. What counts to me is the law of God,” he said.
Bolsonaro’s speech was replicated by several profiles on social networks. Moraes asked the former president’s lawyers to clarify the circumstances in which the statement was given, and the defense claimed that the.
in assessing the possibility of Bolsonaro’s arrest.
Politicians and entrepreneurs signaled to the Supreme Court that the impacts of pre-trial detention would be negative for the diplomatic effort to overthrow the 50% tariff on Brazilian products and could rise the process on the final stages of the former president’s final stages.
The sense of caution in the court reached the surroundings of the former president, and the climate on Wednesday (23) was a temperature well below the previous days. Bolsonaro reports of conversations from political leadership to magistrates, as well as an understanding that there is no unanimous support to Moraes’ actions in the STF this week.
