Jair and Eduardo Bolsonaro were indicted last Wednesday (20) by the Federal Police for coercion crimes in the course of the process and attempted abolition of the Democratic Rule of Law
A found on the cell phone An audio in which it conditions the approval of amnesty to those convicted by the coup plot to negotiate to withdraw the tariffs applied by against Brazilian products. The recording was obtained from the search and seizure performed by the PF last month. In conversation with Pastor Silas Malafaia, one of his supporters, Bolsonaro said that “if not starting by voting amnesty, there is no negotiation.” “Malafaia, what I have done most is to talk to the right people when not starting by voting amnesty, there is no negotiation about tariffs. It is no use a governor wants to go to the United States, to the embassy, try to sensitize. It will not.
During the conversation, Bolsonaro also said that he would not like to expose himself publicly in the case of the tariff imposed on Brazil. “I can’t expose myself either, as you want me to expose myself, because it doesn’t solve anything. If I give a macho one, I don’t solve anything. I have my contacts, I don’t talk to anyone. solved everything. It didn’t solve it, it was already, ”he added. Earlier, Jair Bolsonaro and Eduardo Bolsonaro were indicted by the PF for coercion crimes in the course of the process and attempted abolition of the Democratic Rule of Law.
The decision was made after the PF concluded investigations into Eduardo’s performance with US President Donald Trump’s government to promote retaliation measures against the Brazilian government and ministers of the Supreme. The United States government has announced in recent months a series of shares against Brazil and Brazilian authorities, such as the 50% tariff against imports of products in the country, a commercial investigation against Pix and financial sanctions against Minister Alexandre de Moraes in Magntsky Law.
Trump and members of his government claim that Bolsonaro is the target of a “witch hunt” and that It acts against freedom of expression and American companies that run social networks. In May, the opening of the PF investigation against Eduardo and Jair Bolsonaro was asked the Supreme Court by the Attorney General, Paulo Gonet, to investigate the supposed performance of the parliamentarian to incite the United States government to adopt measures against Moraes, chosen rapporteur of the case for also in charge of the actions of the coup plot and the fake news survey.
Eduardo asked for a 122 -day license of the parliamentary mandate in March and went to live in the United States on the grounds of political persecution. A request for cassation against his mandate was sent by the mayor, Hugo Motta (Republicans) to the House Ethics Council, last Friday (16), after representations presented by the PT and PSOL. In this process, former President Jair Bolsonaro is investigated for sending resources via Pix to fund his son’s stay abroad, while he sought sanctions aimed at pressuring the Brazilian justice.
Silas Malafaia
Alexandre de Moraes, from the Supreme Federal Court (STF), determined on Wednesday (20) the search and seizure against Pastor Silas Malafaia. The pastor had his cell phone seized when he was at Galeão airport in Rio de Janeiro. In the decision, the minister mentions that, according to the Attorney General’s Office, the pastor would have acted as a “advisor and assistant of coercion actions” promoted by the former president and his son.
Transfer
The Federal Police pointed out, in the indictment of Jair Bolsonaro, that the former president transferred $ 2 million to his wife, former first lady Michelle Bolsonaro, a day before giving testimony in investigations into the performance of her son, Federal Deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro, in favor of US sanctions against Brazil. According to the PF, the former president omitted the transfer. Bolsonaro had already publicly confirmed that he passed on another $ 2 million to play Eduardo’s stay in the United States.
Asylum request to Milei
The PF also reported found Bolsonaro’s cell phone a request for asylum drafts to Argentina president Javier Milei. According to the investigations, the document has 33 pages – without signature and without date – was saved in the device since 2024, when Bolsonaro was accused in another operation, intended to determine the accusations about the coup plot.
*With information from Agência Brasil
