Brazil’s Top Court Bars Senator Bolsonaro From Visiting His Father
The court said the senator violated house arrest terms by sharing a letter from Jair Bolsonaro on social media.
- On Monday, Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre barred Senator Flavio Bolsonaro from visiting his father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, for 90 days following a letter disclosure.
- Moraes determined the letter, shared on social media by Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, violated terms of Jair Bolsonaro's house arrest; the ex-president was sentenced last year to over 27 years in prison for plotting a coup against President Luiz Inacio Lula.
- Written amid a rift between Senator Flavio Bolsonaro and Michelle Bolsonaro, the letter urged supporters to "to set aside any differences, and have everyone commit to supporting" his son's presidential campaign.
- The visitation ban could hinder Senator Flavio Bolsonaro's bid for the presidency against President Luiz Inacio Lula, though neither he nor representatives for his father immediately responded to requests for comment.
- Brazil's presidential election features a first round scheduled for Oct. 4 and a potential runoff for Oct. 25, while Moraes reinforced that house arrest terms include a ban on social media use, directly or through third parties.
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(Mexico City = Yonhap News) Correspondent Song Gwang-ho = The Brazilian Federal Supreme Court [ruled] against Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, a leading opposition candidate in the upcoming presidential election in October...
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BTFlávio Bolsonaro is not allowed to visit his father for 90 days after he read a letter from the former president who was convicted of a coup.
Flavio disrespects Jair Bolsonaro's protective measure of house arrest aimed at "prohibiting the use of social networks, directly or through third parties", when reading a letter of support.
It was decided by the Supreme Court of Justice.Deprived of expressing himself on social media even through third parties, the former president delivered his son and candidate on Saturday a letter addressed "to the Brazilians" to support his campaign.
Brazil court bars Bolsonaro son from visiting father until after election
Brazil's top court on Monday barred presidential hopeful Flavio Bolsonaro from visiting his father, the former president Jair Bolsonaro, who is under house arrest, until after the first round of October elections. The post Brazil court bars Bolsonaro son from visiting father until after election appeared first on Vanguard News.
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