Tânia Rêgo / Agência Brasil
Jair Bolsonaro, former president of Brazil
The US criticized house arrest decreed to Jair Bolsonaro. Trump’s government guarantees that it will be responsible for those involved; ETIt will have a ready plan for at least two weeks to respond to each action of the Brazilian justice and government.
The Federal Supreme Court of Brazil (STF) decreed this Monday, house arrest for Jair Bolsonarofor breach of precautionary measures imposed in the process of attempted coup.
However, the defense stated that the former Brazilian president did not incurito with any precautionary measure and will appeal the house arrest decree imposed by the Brazil Supreme Court.
“The defense was surprised by the decree of house arrest, considering that former President Jair Bolsonaro has not failed any measure,” reads a statement sent to the press.
Bolsonaro is accused of leading a blow to prevent President Luiz Lula da Silva’s inauguration, who defeated him in the 2022 presidential elections.
According to the Public Prosecution Service, in addition to discussing with their ministers and high military officers nullify the elections and even kill Lula da SilvaBolsonaro encouraged the attack on the headquarters of the presidency, the congress and the Supreme Court, promoted by thousands of radicals on January 8, 2023.
The Judge of the Federal Supreme Court of Brazil Alexandre de Moraes decreed house arrest, for default of precautionary measures imposed in the process of attempted coup d’état.
What did Bolsonaro do?
The judge considered that the former president used the social networks of political allies, including from his three children, while forbidden to do so, with “of course Incentive and instigation content to STF attacks and ostensive support for foreign intervention in the Brazilian Judiciary“.
At question are Sunday’s organized demonstrations in support of Jair Bolsonaro and against Alexandre de Moraes, considered the “number one enemy of pockets”, and who suffered last week sanctions by USAa government that is Bolsonaro’s political ally and is to make pressure so that the former president is not tried.
On Sunday there were demonstrations in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia, in which Bolsonaro supporters defended the approval of an amnesty for all accused of coup attempted, still expressing Support to the sanctions imposed by Donald Trump on Brazil.
Jair Bolsonaro could not be present due to precautionary measures which were imposed on him, but participated in the manifestations by telephone, contrary to precautionary measures of the Supreme Court, which had forbidden him to use social networks.
In Rio de Janeiro, his speech was transmitted through senator and son Flávio Bolsonaro, while in Sao Paulo Jair Bolsonaro participated in the demonstration through a video climbed by a deputy.
In the last decision of the Supreme Court, the judge also cited Bolsonaro messages that were broadcast on Sunday on social networks, with “incentives and instigations to attacks on the Supreme and support for a foreign intervention in the Brazilian judiciary.”
Threat of effective arrest
Jair Bolsonaro remains with the obligation to use electronic braceletbut the precautionary measures got worse, being now prevented from receiving visits In your residence, except for lawyers and contacts of persons authorized by the Supreme Court.
It is also Forbidden to use the mobile phoneor any other communication apparatus, “directly or through third parties”, to communicate with foreign authorities and other defendants in the process of attempted coup.
O Failure of these measureswarned the judge, will lead to decreed “Immediate pre -trial detention”.
USA
The United States criticized Jair Bolsonaro’s house arrest and promised responsible all those involved. But according to Donald’s government Trump was already waiting of this decision.
According to the television channel, the state department has had a ready plan for at least two weeks, with predefined answers for each action of justice or the Brazilian government.
In a note released on social networks, the US Department of State Department of the United States Western Hemisphere Office recalls that, although Judge Alexandre de Morais “has already been sanctioned by the United States for human rights violations, it continues to use Brazilian institutions to silence opposition and threaten democracy”.
“Let Bolsonaro talk!”it reads in the same note, in which the United States “condemn the order of Moraes that has imposed house arrest on Bolsonaro,” also promising that they will be responsible “all those who collaborate or facilitate sanctioned conduct.”
On Wednesday, the United States had already imposed the law magnitsky to Alexandre de Moraes, a device that imposes economic sanctions for serious violations against human rights or corruption.
A few hours later, US President Donald Trump signed the decree that officially Imposition of 50% tariffs on several Brazilian products.
The two decisions were seen as closely linked, having as a central piece Alexandre de Moraes, rapporteur of the lawsuit in which Jair Bolsonaro and his core are accused of coup attempt against Lula da Silva’s electoral victory in the 2022 presidentials.
