US EditionBolsonaro defense says Brazil police aim to 'discredit' him
Bolsonaro's defense denies breaching court orders and argues asylum draft found on his phone is outdated, countering police claims of flight risk during his coup trial.
- On August 22, 2025, Jair Bolsonaro’s lawyers filed a defense brief with Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court challenging a police report accusing him of violating court restrictions while under house arrest.
- The police report, based on data from Bolsonaro's seized cell phones, alleges breaches including social media use and links to a draft asylum request in Argentina dated February 2024.
- Bolsonaro’s defense rejects the accusations as politically motivated, calling the process 'lawfare' and arguing the asylum draft does not show flight risk, while stressing his compliance with court orders.
- The brief notes Bolsonaro shared up to 300 support videos via encrypted WhatsApp, which the defense says differs legally from public social media bans, and highlights leaked private messages as misrepresentations.
- The trial expected in September will test Brazil’s judicial balance amid political tensions, with Bolsonaro facing possible prison time and stakeholders warning prolonged instability could hurt institutions and the economy.
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Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s legal team submitted a defense brief to the Supreme Federal Court (STF) on August 22, 2025, strongly disputing a Federal Police report that accused him of breaching court-imposed restrictions. The filing, signed by attorneys Celso Sanchez Vilardi, Paulo A. da Cunha Bueno, and Daniel Bettamio Tesser, asks Justice Alexandre de […]
Jair Bolsonaro's defense justified the existence of an asylum application document for Argentina found on the former President's phone at the Supreme Court. It was an "old-fashioned mero".
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Bolsonaro defense says Brazil police aim to 'discredit' him
Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro's lawyers denied Friday that he violated restrictions imposed for his detention during his trial over an attempted coup, and accused police of "discrediting" him, according to a document submitted to the Supreme Court.
By EFE The defense team for former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who is under house arrest, denied this Friday before Brazil's Supreme Federal Court that he had failed to comply with the imposed precautionary measures and that he was a possible flight risk. They also called the police report accusing the far-right leader of attempting to obstruct the coup trial "political." Bolsonaro's lawyers responded to a request from Supreme Court Judg…
By EFE The defense team for former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who is under house arrest, denied this Friday before Brazil's Supreme Federal Court that he had failed to comply with the imposed precautionary measures and that he was a possible flight risk. They also called the police report accusing the far-right leader of attempting to obstruct the coup trial "political." Bolsonaro's lawyers responded to a request from Supreme Court Judg…
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro rejected on Friday before the Federal Supreme Court (STF) the accusations about his intention to leave the country following the finding of an asylum application document addressed to the Argentine Presidency on a mobile phone that was confiscated by the Federal Police. He also took the opportunity to demand the revocation of the house arrest order against him. “The police authority obviously knows, as i…
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