After the 90 days of house arrest that the minister of the (Supreme Federal Court) granted to (), relatives and allies of the former president say they hope for an extension in the name of his health, even though his political isolation has worsened during the period.
The continuity of house arrest, however, is threatened by the security forces. The agent was taking it for repairs, according to the former president’s defense, which he told the Federal Police.
In an order this Wednesday (24), and may lead to “the cessation of house arrest”. The minister asked for the opinion of the PGR (Attorney General’s Office), and spoke of waiting for the investigations. The 90 days ended this Thursday (25).
The former president’s interlocutors say they believe that Moraes’ intention is to end house arrest, but that the PGR’s position could make a difference. Furthermore, other STF ministers prefer that Bolsonaro be kept at home.
Bolsonarists claim that Bolsonaro’s return to the unit known as Papudinha would give the PL presidential candidate a more robust electoral platform around the alleged persecution of his father, in addition to generating political turmoil and putting the former president’s life at risk.
On the other hand, those who were with Bolsonaro over the 90 days say that his health has improved, with less frequent bouts of hiccups, but emphasizes that his condition is still fragile and could not support a new arrest. Medical reports from this month indicate the former president’s tiredness and fatigue, as well as occasions when he was drowsy or unresponsive due to medication.
Contrary to the assessment initially made by allies, the diagnosis of people close to the end of these 90 days is that, under house arrest, health and visitation restrictions limited the former president’s political activities.
Since leaving Papudinha, where he received visits from congressmen and PL pre-candidates, Bolsonaro’s contact with the world of politics was concentrated on Flávio, considered by Bolsonaro supporters to be his father’s spokesman.
(PL), in turn, who publicly fought with Flávio, has said that her focus is to take care of Bolsonaro and not act electorally, although she defends with her husband that the PL launch its allies. She also wants to record videos in support of pre-candidates as president of PL Mulher.
Among doctors, lawyers and children, Flávio was one of 14 people who were with Bolsonaro during this period, not counting Michelle and her daughters, who do not need authorization and are not subject to the control of the 19th Military Police Battalion.
Each week, the Military Police inform Moraes who entered Bolsonaro’s house and how long they stayed there, as with the former president, while his children can visit him for up to 2 hours on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
According to the most recent records, since March 27th, when Bolsonaro left the hospital after suffering from pneumonia caused by hiccups and settled at home, until June 17th, Flávio was with him 26 times, sometimes as a lawyer, sometimes as a son.
It was this hospitalization that led Moraes to authorize house arrest for 90 days, after receiving requests personally from Michelle and the governor of São Paulo, (Republicans).
During this period, according to those who live with the former president, Bolsonaro has been watching television and spending time with the dogs in the house. Their eating conditions have improved, as they have access to meals throughout the day and not just at specific times, as was the case at Papudinha.
Four doctors and physiotherapists took turns caring for the former president, who is also assisted by four different lawyers. One of them is former minister Adolfo Sachsida. According to the PM’s report, Sachsida went to visit Bolsonaro on the 9th, but “the service was not provided due to the drowsiness of the person being monitored, resulting from the use of medication.”
On the 13th, Bolsonaro had special authorized visits — from his daughter-in-law Fernanda Bolsonaro, married to Flávio, and two granddaughters.
Flávio’s aides claim that the senator has discussed his pre-campaign with his father, as far as possible, and that the presidential candidate does not make decisions without first consulting him. In this sense, they say that Bolsonaro’s opinion will weigh on the decision, in the definition of platforms across the country and in the dilemma regarding who would be the Economy Minister if Bolsonaro wins the election.
Still, according to the former president’s interlocutors, Flávio’s limited time with his father, the senator’s travels around the country and the dynamism of the campaign prevent Bolsonaro from having greater participation, which leaves him frustrated.
Bolsonarists claim that Moraes’ plan was to make the former president politically unviable, but that the priority is to keep him alive and, therefore, at home to implement the plan that, if Flávio wins the election, his father will accompany him as he climbs the Planalto ramp at the inauguration ceremony.
Ana Pompeu, from Brasília, collaborated
