The minister of the (Federal Supreme Court) ordered the defense to explain a publication involving the former federal deputy to assess whether there was a violation of the ban on the use of social networks, one of the.
If Moraes understands that there was a fraud, Bolsonaro, who is temporarily at home, could return to the closed regime in Papudinha. Lawyers have 24 hours to provide clarifications.
The former president’s lawyers stated, in the response filed this Monday (30), that Bolsonaro only found out about the recording through the court subpoena received.
“The content to which the mentioned post refers corresponds to the verbal statement of a third party, made during an event that took place abroad, without any participation by the Petitioner”, they said.
The piece is signed by Bolsonaro’s defense and also by senator Flávio Bolsonaro (PL-RJ). They also stated that the former president has respected “strictly, fully and permanently” the conditions set by the rapporteur, “especially the prohibitions relating to the use of communication devices, use of social networks and recording videos or audios, directly or through third parties”.
The publication the minister is referring to is a video that circulated on X (formerly Twitter) in which Eduardo, the former president’s son, tells an audience that he is recording his speech to later show it to his father.
“Do you know why I’m making this video? Because I’m showing it to my father and I’m going to prove to everyone in Brazil that you can’t silence a movement unfairly, taking away its leader, Jair Messias Bolsonaro. Thank you very much”, says Eduardo.
The statement took place during the event held from Wednesday (25) to Saturday (28) in the United States, where the former deputy — accused of trying to hinder the investigation into the coup plot — has lived for a year.
In the decision ordering explanations for Bolsonaro’s defense, Moraes recalls that humanitarian house arrest is subject to a series of requirements, including the prohibition of the use of social networks, including through third parties.
The minister also prohibited the recording of videos or audios by the former president himself or through third parties. He said that failure to comply with the rules will result in the revocation of the domicile and the immediate return to the closed regime.
In a clarification note published on former first lady Michelle Bolsonaro’s social media, PL Mulher’s advisors stated that “no file was forwarded” by Eduardo, and even if this had happened, “in no way would the material be shown to former president Jair Bolsonaro”.
“He is prohibited, by court order, from having access to cell phones. This and all other provisions contained in the decision regarding house arrest are (and will continue to be) complied with in full”, says the text.
PL Mulher also says that it “does not know the context and motivation” of Eduardo “for using the exact terms mentioned by him in his speech, which seem to have led to a mistaken interpretation”. The note speaks of “the conviction that this was not Eduardo’s intention.”
