Brazilian Police Search the Home of Former President Bolsonaro for Weapons but Find Nothing
Federal police searched Jair Bolsonaro’s home after a firearms discrepancy, and officers said they found no weapons or ammunition.
- On Wednesday, Brazilian Federal Police searched the home of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro for weapons and ammunition, an operation authorized by the Brazilian Supreme Court.
- Bolsonaro, 71, is serving a 27-year sentence for plotting a coup after losing the 2022 election to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, and has been under house arrest since March due to health concerns.
- Following the seizure of a firearm from Bolsonaro's security detail last month, Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered the search despite the defense having previously disclosed weapon locations to authorities.
- Prosecutor General Paulo Gonet recommended maintaining house arrest, which Moraes extended beyond the original 90 days, deeming the decision "reasonable, appropriate and proportionate."
- Lawyer Joao Henrique de Freitas confirmed on Wednesday that agents found nothing during the search, while the Brazilian Supreme Court did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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Brazil's Dictator-Judge Orders Raid on Jair Bolsonaro's House, Finds Nothing
Officials from Brazil's Federal Police (PF) searched the residence of conservative former President Jair Bolsonaro for weapons and ammunition. The post Brazil’s Dictator-Judge Orders Raid on Jair Bolsonaro’s House, Finds Nothing appeared first on Breitbart.
Brazilian police searched the home of former President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday for weapons, a day after a court allowed Bolsonaro to continue serving his 27-year sentence for a coup attempt under house arrest, despite an incident last month in which police seized a gun belonging to Bolsonaro from a member of the former president's security detail.
The judge had conditioned the benefit on the delivery of any weapons he might have in the house, but found “inconsistencies” in the statement presented; however, the police found nothing irregular
The disappearance of two weapons registered in the name of Jair Bolsonaro prompted a new police search in the residence of the former Brazilian president, who remains under house arrest by court order.
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Brazilian police search the home of former President Bolsonaro for weapons but find nothing
Brazil’s federal police have searched former President Jair Bolsonaro’s home for weapons and ammunition. A lawyer for Bolsonaro said nothing was found.
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