Former president proposes meeting with Darren Beattie, adviser to the Trump administration, on dates outside the regular visit calendar
The former president (PL) asked the (Federal Supreme Court) for authorization to meet with Darren Beattie at the 19th Military Police Battalion of the Federal District, known as Papudinha, in Brasília. Beattie is a senior advisor for Brazil policy at the US State Department. The request was presented to the STF this Tuesday (10 March 2026). Here is it (PDF – 657kB).
Bolsonaro proposed the dates of March 16th and 17th for the meeting. These dates are outside the prison unit’s regular visiting calendar, which take place on Wednesdays and Saturdays. The former president requested flexibility in this schedule. The justification given was Beattie’s restricted schedule during his stay in Brazil.
The American advisor was recently appointed to the position in the Trump administration. Beattie has criticized the minister on previous occasions. The request will be analyzed by Moraes, who is the case’s rapporteur. The decision on the request has not yet been released.
Visits in April
Minister Alexandre de Moraes, of the STF (Supreme Federal Court), authorized new visits to former president Jair Bolsonaro (PL) in Papudinha. The decision establishes a schedule of meetings to be held in April 2026.
According to the order, visits must follow the rules of the prison establishment and be carried out at previously defined times. The following meetings were authorized:
- April 4, 2026, Saturday, from 8am to 10am: Bruno Scheid;
- April 8, 2026, Wednesday, from 8am to 10am: , federal deputy (PL-SC);
- April 11, 2026, Saturday, from 8am to 10am: , governor of Santa Catarina;
- April 15, 2026, Wednesday, from 8am to 10am: , federal deputy (PL-RS);
- April 18, 2026, Saturday, from 8am to 10am: , vice-mayor of São Paulo;
- April 22, 2026, Wednesday, from 8am to 10am: , federal deputy (União Brasil-SE);
- April 25, 2026, Saturday, from 8am to 10am: Thiago dos Santos Boava.
