The PF (Federal Police) included the pastor in the investigation that investigates former president (), Deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro (PL-SP) and commentator Paulo Figueiredo, according to GloboNews.
The case, opened in May and under the rapporteur of the minister in the Supreme Court, investigates alleged actions against authorities, against the court and public agents, as well as articulation to obtain international sanctions against Brazil.
Malafaia organized the act of support for Bolsonaro on August 3, in which the former president participated for video broadcast on third party social networks. The appearance resulted, the next day, in the decree of house arrest of the former president.
Moraes decided to open the investigation after court ministers complained of what they considered a lack of actions of the US government’s escalation against the court from Eduardo’s performance. Na, the threats deserved a more emphatic positioning of the chancel.
The conduct investigated include coercion in the course of the process, obstruction of investigation of criminal organization and attempted violent abolition of the Democratic Rule of Law.
Wanted, Malafaia told the Sheet that the ongoing investigation “is further proof that the Democratic Rule of Law is in danger in Brazil”.
He said he learned to “respect and consider the Federal Police”, which he called “an institution that is a pride for us.” But he also said there was a PF “by Lula and Alexandre de Moraes that promotes political persecution”.
Malafaia rejected the accusation that put him in the sights of the police. “What obstruction of justice I did? I don’t even speak English, I don’t have contact with authorities. What a violent abolition of the democratic state I participate? Or criminal organization? This is an affront to try to shut up, because I have been denouncing Alexandre de Moraes’s crimes in more than 50 videos.”
He said he will not stop and that he intends to “increase my voice” against what he considers the disorders of the STF minister who “instituted the crime of opinion.”
The request to open an investigation against Eduardo officially departed from the Attorney General of the Republic ,. The Attorney General also stated that Eduardo’s offensive, for his public statements, increased as the Supreme advances with the lawsuit of the coup plot-the father, military and allies are defendants in the criminal action.
One of the crimes cited in the representation is coercion in the course of the process, provided for in article 344 of the Penal Code. The crime deals with the use of violence or serious threat against authority or involved in the judicial, police or administrative proceedings in order to favor self or self -interest.
This would be the case of Eduardo, who openly promotes sanctions against authorities linked to criminal action in the Supreme Court that judges Jair Bolsonaro. The specificity of the case, however, may make it difficult to frame, in the opinion of some experts.
The text also talks about promoting, constituting, financing or integrating criminal organization and cites penalties for those who prevent or embarrass the investigation.
At the act of Paulista Avenue in early August in defense of amnesty to Bolsonaro, Malafaia criticized the presidential presidential who did not attend the Bolsonarist demonstration and said they were not present for “fear”. The pastor transmitted the demonstration on his official YouTube channel.
In his social networks, (PP-PI), calling him “traitor” for not signing the impeachment request of Moraes.
