The governor of São Paulo, Tarcísio de Freitas (Republicans), criticized this Saturday (22) the preventive detention of former president Jair Bolsonaro (PL), decreed hours earlier by minister Alexandre de Moraes, of the Federal Supreme Court (STF).
In a post on social media, Tarcísio stated that the court order “violates the principle of human dignity” and ignores the former president’s medical condition.
“Jair Bolsonaro has faced all attacks and injustices with the firmness and courage of few. Taking a 70-year-old man from his home, disregarding his serious health condition and ignoring all appeals, medical reports and evidence, in addition to being irresponsible, violates the principle of human dignity”, wrote the governor. He adds that, in his assessment, “Bolsonaro is innocent” and that the episode will be reversed.
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Tarcísio’s reaction comes at a time when the former president is serving preventive detention at the Federal Police Superintendency in Brasília, after being taken from home this Saturday morning.
Moraes’ decision indicated a risk of escape and cited the — alerted by the monitoring system in the early hours of the morning — as a central element in converting house arrest into preventative arrest.
The minister also mentioned the call for a vigil for Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ) near the former president’s house, seen as a factor that could hinder police supervision and encourage possible evasion.
Bolsonaro was responsible for leading the coup plot that tried to prevent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) from taking office after the 2022 election.
The sentence recognized his participation in the crimes of armed criminal organization, coup d’état, attempted violent abolition of the Democratic Rule of Law, qualified damage to public property and deterioration of listed property.
The former president’s defense asked on Friday (21) that he serve his sentence at home due to health problems, but the request had not yet been analyzed when Moraes ordered preventive detention.
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