US EditionBrazil's top court threatens Bolsonaro with arrest, demands explanation for order breach
BRAZIL, JUL 22 – Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes froze Eduardo Bolsonaro's assets amid investigations into alleged coup plotting and warned Jair Bolsonaro of arrest for social media violations.
- A Brazilian Supreme Court judge has threatened Jair Bolsonaro with imprisonment for violating a social media ban related to coup allegations.
- Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered Bolsonaro to wear an ankle bracelet and banned his social media use due to coup plotting allegations.
- Moraes stated that any attempt by Bolsonaro to circumvent the ruling could lead to his arrest.
- Bolsonaro called the ban on his social media use 'cowardice' and asserted his intention to continue engaging with the press.
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Brazil's top court threatens Bolsonaro with arrest, demands explanation for order breach
Brazil's Supreme Court threatened to order former President Jair Bolsonaro's arrest unless his lawyers explain within 24 hours why he breached restrictions on his use of social media, a decision showed on Monday evening.
This Monday, the Supreme Federal Court (STF) of Brazil issued the blockade of the bank accounts of Congressman Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of ex-mandatario Jair Bolsonaro and marked for pushing sanctions by the government of Donald Trump against the country in retaliation for the case of coup against the ultra-rightist. READ ALSO: Lula's party leader (PT) asks for suspension of the mandate of Eduardo Bolsonaro in Brazil The measure was dictated by Ju…
De Moraes rules Bolsonaro has 24 hours to explain use of social media
Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes ruled Monday that former President Jair Bolsonaro and his legal team had 24 hours to explain the alleged use of social media, which would constitute noncompliance with the precautionary measures imposed by the magistrate.
Brazil on Edge: Political Powder Keg as Court Moves to Silence Bolsonaro and Followers
Brazil appears ever closer to a political explosion, with intensifying conflict between the judiciary and supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro. Tensions reached new highs as Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered Bolsonaro off all major social media platforms and barred him from contact with foreign officials, aiming to contain what the court calls […]
News24 | Jair Bolsonaro rejects Brazil judge’s jail threat: ‘What matters to me is God’s law’
A Brazilian Supreme Court judge has threatened former president Jair Bolsonaro with imprisonment, arguing that the sharing of a speech of his by online users was a “violation” of a social media ban.
The former president made a speech in Brasilia, which his relatives broadcast on social networks. An exit that contravenes the conditions imposed on him by the Justice. Now equipped with an electronic bracelet, Jair Bolsonaro could be imprisoned in case of recidivism. - Former Brazilian president Bolsonaro risks prison for using social networks, without having the right (Politics).
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