Allies have pressured ministers of the (Supreme Federal Court) for the humanitarian house arrest of the former president and placed hopes in the case’s rapporteur, .
According to reports, the minister did not give any guarantee to the former first lady () during last week, but said that he would analyze the medical information and that the deadline for a decision would be that of the Courts.
The conversation between Moraes and Michelle was described as cordial. The former first lady chronologically narrated the fall suffered by the former president as superintendent of the Federal Police, the conflicting information received by the family and the step-by-step process leading up to assistance.
Michelle asked the minister if he could not grant Bolsonaro the same benefit he gave him in May last year — humanitarian house arrest. Moraes replied that Collor was diagnosed with Parkinson’s and is at risk of falling.
Bolsonaro’s wife detailed to the minister all the medications the former president takes and the side effects of each one, including the risk of falling. According to reports, Moraes asked the former first lady questions, all of which were answered.
Michelle also attributed the episode in which Bolsonaro with a soldering iron, in November, to the effect of medication. The former first lady spoke and said that Bolsonaro would not have touched the ankle bracelet if she had been at home at the time.
Michelle was received by Moraes and the dean of the STF, but people close to Bolsonaro claim that a collective mobilization is underway.
An ally of the former president who spoke to the reporter on condition of anonymity says that, in short, “everyone is talking to everyone.” According to him, all of the former president’s friends with access to a Supreme Court minister tried or managed to get in touch.
One of the ministers who spoke about Bolsonaro’s health situation was the president of the STF, according to reports. Also mentioned, in addition to Gilmar and Moraes, are ministers , and .
Two parliamentarians who preferred to remain anonymous admitted to having spoken to ministers in recent weeks. One of them says he spoke to five. The other, with one.
The governor of São Paulo, Tarcísio de Freitas (Republicans), reported having contacted four of the current ten magistrates. Michelle’s conversation with Moraes was mediated by federal deputy Altineu Côrtes (PL-RJ) and senator Bruno Bonetti (PL-RJ).
In the view of one of the parliamentarians, the news on the matter has delayed Moraes’ decision. According to him, care must be taken so that the minister does not feel politically pressured to decide, but is convinced that the former president’s health condition is indeed delicate.
Friends of the former president claim that Moraes’ expertise and decision to transfer Bolsonaro from superintendence of the Federal Police in what is known as Papudinha renewed expectations for house arrest.
The tide would also be changing because other STF ministers, when assessing the seriousness of Bolsonaro’s health situation, began to fear that something would happen to him if he did.
An ally of the former president also points out a political ingredient. In his view, Moraes’ successive refusals victimize Bolsonaro and strengthen the presidential candidacy of senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ), his eldest son.
Michelle across the country through PL Mulher next month, after a two-month break. This Wednesday (22), however, the former first lady announced the postponement of the first meeting, in Tocantins.
“The measure was necessary due to the current situation that the former president of the Republic —Jair Bolsonaro— and the president of PL Mulher —Michelle Bolsonaro— are facing, which required the readjustment of the previously planned agenda of commitments,” the PL women’s group said in a statement.
