Jurists heard by GLOBO They condemned the arguments used by Federal Deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro (PL-SP) to criticize the coercion in process.
In a note published in the networks, the son 03 of former President Jair Bolsonaro (PL), who resides in the United States, says that the decision “highlights the ongoing political persecution” and claims that the “mere criminalization of the exercise of a constitutional right in another jurisdiction configures a practice of transnational repression against US citizens”.
“We live in the United States, under the jurisdiction, therefore, of the American Constitution, which in its first amendment guarantees the right to ‘to petition the government for the redress of grievances’ (petition to government to correct abuse and injustices). And that is exactly what we are doing – and we will continue to do,” Eduardo wrote in X.
PGR accuses them of articulating actions in the United States, aimed at expanding sanctions to Brazil and STF ministers to intervene in lawsuits to benefit former President Jair Bolsonaro and Figueiredo himself. In a statement, criticizes Federal Supreme Court (STF) Minister Alexandre de Moraes and states that anyone who adheres to the conduct of “violation of human rights”, according to him practiced by the magistrate, “is subject to the same penalties and further deepens the crisis between Brazil and the United States”.
Professor of FGV Law Rio, Thiago Bottino criticizes Eduardo’s position by stating that neither in Brazil nor in the US is a crime to complain about the government, which, according to the lawyer, is “totally different from trying to threaten and coerce judges to influence their decisions”.
– Eduardo’s arguments are not sustained. Crimes can be committed from anywhere, including other countries, and this does not prevent them from being tried in Brazil if the effects of crime occur here – argues Bottino.
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The assessment is shared by criminal lawyer Rafael Paiva:
– This makes this allegation of Eduardo Bolsonaro no sense. It is a fantasy that he must have created. Brazilians who are residing in other countries may be subject to the application of criminal law, provided that some requirements are met, such as the crime started abroad to cause results in Brazil. This is what we call the extraterritoriality of Brazilian criminal law – points out Paiva.
PhD in Constitutional Law, lawyer Acácio Miranda also explains that, legally, Eduardo’s argument “makes no sense”, since he is a federal deputy and exercises mandate in Brazil:
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– It is necessary that he understands and determines whether he lives in Brazil. If you don’t live here, you need to give up your mandate, ”says Miranda.
