US EditionBrazil's Bolsonaro seeks court approval for prison visit by Trump adviser
- On March 10, 2026 lawyers for Jair Bolsonaro asked Brazil's Supreme Court to allow Darren Beattie to visit him in prison next week, requesting 'exceptional authorization' for March 16 afternoon or March 17 morning and an interpreter, Reuters reported.
- His conviction and imprisonment followed prosecutors' accusations that he plotted with military officials to overthrow democratic rule, and he began serving a 27-year sentence in November after being convicted of plotting a coup against President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
- The adviser previously served in Trump's first term but was fired in 2018 after reports he attended a white nationalist conference and in August called Justice Alexandre de Moraes 'the key architect of the censorship and persecution complex directed against Bolsonaro', provoking a diplomatic incident.
- Critics said the filing appears aimed at leveraging U.S. ties; Trump, former U.S. President, called Bolsonaro's trial a 'witch hunt' and imposed tariffs last year.
- A March Datafolha poll shows Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at 46% and Flavio Bolsonaro at 43%, amid Brazil's upcoming October election and Bolsonaro's continued influence.
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Brazil’s Supreme Court authorizes Trump adviser to visit Bolsonaro in prison
Brazil’s Supreme Court has authorized Darren Beattie, a Trump administration adviser focused on Brazil, to visit former President Jair Bolsonaro in prison on March 18, in another sign of how far Bolsonaro’s legal case has spilled into the international arena. The decision was issued by Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who oversees the cases related to the attempt to overturn the 2022 election and Bolsonaro’s conviction for plotting against the democr
São Paulo, 10 Mar (EFE).- The Supreme Court of Brazil authorized an adviser to the U.S. president, Donald Trump, to visit ex-mandatario Jair Bolsonaro in prison on March 18, the court reported this Tuesday. Judge Alexandre de Moraes, responsible for the imprisonment of the ultra leader, who is serving a 27-year sentence. ... Read more
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DnoticiasBolsonaro, who has been imprisoned since November 25 last year, requested that the visit be on Tuesday or Wednesday, days when Darren Beattie, North American adviser, will be visiting Brazil.
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