Moraes also ordered the DF Military Police to “down and immediately seize” any drone that fails to comply with the order.
Minister Alexandre de Moraes, of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), determined this Saturday (28) the total ban on drone flights within a 100-meter radius of former president Jair Bolsonaro’s housein the Botanical Garden, in Brasília. The measure was taken in the criminal execution process in which Bolsonaro is serving a 27-year prison sentence for the attempted coup d’état.
The decision follows a report from the Military Police of the Federal District sent on Friday (27) about the irregular use of drones in the vicinity of the property. Police officers from the Operational Aviation Battalion were called after identification of unauthorized equipment flying over the house. Bolsonaro supporters complained on social media about the sending a drone by TV Globo for journalistic coverage of the residence where the former president is recovering after bronchopneumonia.
Moraes justified the ban by citing rules that require a minimum distance of 30 meters from people not involved in populated areas. The minister classified the overflight as a violation of privacy and privacy and framed the conduct as a possible crime of home invasion and attack on air transport security, with a penalty of 2 to 5 years in prison.
Moraes also ordered the DF Military Police to “kill and carry out the immediate seizure” of any drone that fails to comply with the order and arrests the operators in the act, immediately reporting to the Supreme Court. The PMDF and the Military Police Custody Center were notified, as was the Attorney General’s Office.
The former president is under temporary humanitarian house arrest for 90 days, authorized by Moraes to recover from bronchopneumonia.
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