Former president Jair Bolsonaro’s defense asked the Federal Supreme Court for authorization for him to receive visits from deputies and senators while he is serving his sentence in Brasília. The request was forwarded to Minister Alexandre de Moraes, rapporteur of the processes related to the conviction of the former head of Planalto.
According to the petition, the defense wants to grant access to Liberal Party leaders, including the party’s president, Valdemar Costa Neto, as well as parliamentarians aligned with Bolsonarism in Congress. The list presented includes senators Wilder Morais (PL-GO) and Magno Malta (PL-ES), in addition to deputies Hélio Negão (PL-RJ) and Cabo Gilberto Silva (PL-PB).
The movement occurs at a time of attempted political recomposition around Bolsonaro. Since his arrest, the former president’s direct communication with allies has basically been restricted to his children and former first lady Michelle Bolsonaro, which has generated internal noise and coordination difficulties in the Bolsonaro camp.
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The expansion of visits also comes after Bolsonaro formalized, by letter, support for the pre-candidacy of senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ) for the Presidency of the Republic, a gesture that repositions the former president as a political guarantor of his son’s project, even behind bars.
Visits already authorized
Before deciding on the new request, Bolsonaro has occasional visits planned. This Wednesday (28), he should receive the minister of the Federal Court of Auditors Jorge de Oliveira and senator Rogério Marinho (PL-RN).
The governor of São Paulo, Tarcísio de Freitas (Republicans), who had obtained judicial authorization for a meeting last week, canceled the agenda, but the visit was rescheduled for Thursday (29).
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The gradual resumption of visits has symbolic and practical weight, as it helps to reduce the former president’s political isolation and rebuild decision-making channels at a time when Bolsonarism is discussing succession, electoral strategy and positioning vis-à-vis the Lula government.
Conviction and place of custody
Bolsonaro is serving a sentence of 27 years and three months in prison after being convicted of an attempted coup d’état. Initially detained at the Federal Police Superintendency, he was transferred on January 15th to the 19th Military Police Battalion of the Federal District, known as “Papudinha”, within the Papuda Penitentiary Complex.
