US EditionBrazil Judge Places Bolsonaro Under 24-hour Watch As 'Flight Risk'
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered 24-hour surveillance of Bolsonaro's home due to his violation of restrictions and asylum plans, with the verdict expected in early September.
- On Tuesday, Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered police to tighten security with 24-hour monitoring outside former President Jair Bolsonaro's Brasilia home, citing flight risk as he awaits verdict.
- Brazilian prosecutors urged the Supreme Federal Court to assign full-time personnel for real-time monitoring as Federal Deputy Lindbergh Farias cited Bolsonaro's concrete risk of flight.
- Investigators found Bolsonaro shared roughly 300 videos via WhatsApp and saved a 33-page draft 'request for political asylum' addressed to Argentina's President Javier Milei; they warned the electronic tracing anklet can be tampered with and noted a potential 40-year sentence if convicted.
- President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said, `I want to express my solidarity and the government's solidarity with my colleague Lewandowski faced with the irresponsible gesture of the United States in revoking his visa` after Washington revoked Justice Minister Ricardo Lewandowski's visa.
- With final arguments due early next month, the Supreme Federal Court will rule between September 2 and 12, as the trial deepens rifts between President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and US President Donald Trump and raises stakes for former President Jair Bolsonaro's political future.
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Brazilian judge sends more police to Bolsonaro's home over flight risk concerns
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Tuesday ordered police to tighten security around Jair Bolsonaro's home, including 24-hour patrols, citing increased flight risk ahead of final arguments in the former president's trial.
By EFE The Brazilian Federal Police suggested adding security officers to the house where former President Jair Bolsonaro is serving his house arrest, in order to ensure his security, in a letter sent this Tuesday to Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes. The police request comes after the judge investigating Bolsonaro's case decided to reinforce police surveillance outside the far-right leader's house, citing a possible "risk of flight," af…
Bolsonaro placed under heightened police surveillance in Brazil ahead of trial
New evidence has raised concerns among Brazilian judicial authorities that the former president may flee the country ahead of the final phase of his trial for attempted coup, which is scheduled to take place from September 2 to 12.
The country's far-right former president is currently under house arrest and wearing an electronic bracelet.
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