Brazilian Judge Allows Flavio Bolsonaro to Visit Jailed Father
The ruling restores visits under existing security rules and keeps them from being used for campaigning, after prosecutors saw no new violations.
- On Monday, October 12, Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes authorized Flavio Bolsonaro to resume visits to his father, Jair Bolsonaro. The ruling restores regular access following a 90-day suspension, though it strictly prohibits any campaign use.
- Moraes suspended the visits on July 13 after Flavio allegedly used a meeting to collect a letter from Bolsonaro for social media publication. The 90-day sanction ended on Sunday, October 11, with the judge finding no justification for an extension.
- While access is restored, the court maintains a strict ban on political or electoral purposes during visits. Bolsonaro continues serving a 27-year sentence for a coup attempt under house arrest, with all manifestos or third-party statements remaining prohibited.
- Flavio, a senator for Rio de Janeiro and the Liberal Party presidential candidate, faces President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the October 25 runoff. The ruling arrives 13 days before the election, though the court noted it has no bearing on campaign cases.
- Prediction markets currently show Flavio leading Lula with approximately 87% support, as investors monitor the race's potential impact on assets like Petrobras and Vale. These probability figures, based on $180 million in traded bets, move rapidly in response to campaign developments.
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Brasilia, Oct 12 (EFE).- Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro will visit his father on Tuesday, former president Jair Bolsonaro, at his residence in Brasilia, following the Supreme's decision to lift the ban on visits he had been holding against him for three months. This is what the ultra-rightist said to journalists on Monday [...] La entrada Flávio Bolsonaro will visit his father in home prison this Tuesday was first published in…
The decision was signed by Judge Alexandre de Moraes, the case investigator, who gave rise to an appeal filed by the lawyers of the former head of State on 5 October.
Brazil's Supreme Court once again allows Flávio Bolsonaro to visit his father in house arrest, but the meetings are subject to conditions.
(Mexico City = Yonhap News) Correspondent Song Gwang-ho = Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, who came first in the first round of the Brazilian presidential election, is under house arrest on coup charges...
Brazil court allows Flávio Bolsonaro to resume visits to father
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