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A judge of the Supreme Court of Brazil ordered. Furthermore, Monday, August 4, the house arrest of ex-President Jair Bolsonaro, for having expressed himself on social networks despite a prohibition linked to his trial for attempted coup.
In a legal document consulted by the France-Presse agency. However, judge Alexandre de Moraes, in charge of the judge orders household assignment jair Bolsonaro trial at the Supreme Court, denounces a “Repeated non-compliance with imposed measures” to the former far-right president (2019-2022).
In question, according to the magistrate: remote interventions by Mr. Consequently, Bolsonaro during demonstrations of his camp on Sunday across the country. Therefore, who were then relayed by personalities on board on social networks.
The former leader, 70, was the big absent from these demonstrations. For example, Aimed by an investigation for an alleged obstruction of his trial for attempted coup. Meanwhile, he has been forced since mid-July to wear an electronic bracelet, to stay at home evening and weekend, and he is forbidden to express himself on social networks, directly or through third parties.
On Monday. it was also forbidden to use any mobile phone, whether it is its own or a device belonging to other people. Any visit to his home is also prohibited, apart from his lawyers.
“Justice is not silly” – Judge orders household assignment jair
This new spectacular twist is taking place while Jair Bolsonaro’s judicial situation is at the heart of strong tensions between Brazil. the United States. On July 30, the US Treasury Department inflicted financial sanctions on the Moraes judge. The same day. President Donald Trump invoked a “Witch hunt” Aiming its far-right ally to justify a 50 % customs surcharge on certain Brazilian products exported to the United States. The measurement must come into force on August 6.
“As I said in a repeated way. justice is blind, but it is not silly”hammered Judge Moraes to justify these new measures. “Justice is the same for everyone. An accused who deliberately violates the measures imposed on him – for the second time – must undergo the legal consequences “insisted this magistrate that is both powerful. divisive.
The Moraes judge specifically criticizes him for. the fact that a telephone exchange with his eldest son Flavio Bolsonaro during the demonstrations in his support on Sunday was published on social networks. At the time of this call. Senator Flavio Bolsonaro was on a platform, facing thousands of demonstrators, in Rio de Janeiro.
Jair Bolsonaro is currently tried at the Supreme Court for attempted coup to stay in power despite. his defeat against the current left president Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva in 2022. Already ineligible until 2030 for disinformation on the electronic voting system. he risks more than forty years in prison after his expected trial in a few weeks.
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