The Federal Supreme Court has determined that former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, currently in house arrest, be watched 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The decision was made due to the risk of escape, especially with the proximity of the trial on the alleged coup after the 2022 elections. There are suspicions that Bolsonaro could ask for political asylum in Argentina or flee to the United States.
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who is under house arrest with an electronic bracelet, will be watched 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The decision, taken by the Federal Supreme Court (STF), appears a few days from the beginning of the trial over the alleged coup after the 2022 elections.
Surveillance will be in charge of the Federal District Penal Police and the main reason for the measure is the risk of escapesince messages recovered on the Bolsonaro mobile phone indicate that the former president of Brazil He would be planning to ask Argentina’s president, Javier Milei.
Furthermore, authorities fear that the former president can try to escape to the United States, Where he has the support of President Donald Trump and where his son, Eduardo Bolsonaro, is a deputy.
Surveillance 24 hours a day is also justified by the proximity of judgment on the possible coup. AThe trial sessions are scheduled to begin next Tuesday, September 2.
The decision of Minister Alexandre de Moraes establishes that surveillance is done discreetlywithout attracting the attention of the press, without entering Bolsonaro’s house and without disturbing the neighbors.
However, the Federal Police believe that, to ensure effective vigilance, It would be necessary to put agents inside the former president’s house, 24 hours a daywhich has already been communicated to the Supreme Court. The argument is that although the electronic bracelet sends information in real time, uEVENTUAL FAILURE IN THE INTERNET LINK COULD EFFINITE A POSSIBLE EXCHANGE.
A Bolsonaro’s defense considers the measure an unnecessary embarrassment, claiming that surveillance with the electronic bracelet is sufficient.
