US EditionBrazil Supreme Court Orders Probe Into Flavio Bolsonaro for 'Slander' of Lula
Federal police have 60 days to investigate the post, while prosecutors will later decide whether to bring charges, officials said.
- On Wednesday, the Supreme Court ordered an investigation into Flavio Bolsonaro regarding a January 3 social media post that allegedly linked President Luiz Inacio Lula to drug trafficking and "support for terrorists and dictatorships."
- Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered the probe at the justice ministry's request, which deemed Flavio Bolsonaro "falsely, publicly, and disparagingly attributed criminal acts to the President."
- Flavio Bolsonaro denounced the probe as a "clear attempt to restrict freedom of expression," insisting he would not submit to "intimidation or the use of the police and judicial apparatus to silence the opposition."
- Federal police have 60 days to carry out the initial investigation before prosecutors decide whether to bring charges against Flavio Bolsonaro, the leading figure of the Brazilian right.
- With elections approaching in October, Flavio Bolsonaro is the main rival to Lula, who seeks a fourth term, as polling data from Genial and Quaest suggests a tight race.
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The Federal Police have 60 days to open the investigation. Senator's advice rejects the decision and says that the publication was limited to reporting crimes by which Maduro was arrested.
Brazilian senator Flávio Bolsonaro, son of the former president and aspiring to preside over Brazil, will be investigated for a crime of slander, for associating President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva with several crimes. The case dates back to January 3, the day of the U.S. military operation that resulted in the kidnapping of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela. Shortly after, Bolsonaro’s son wrote in X: “Lula will be reported. It is the end of the São P…
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Brazil Supreme Court orders probe into Flavio Bolsonaro for 'slander' of Lula
Brazil's Supreme Court has ordered an investigation of Flavio Bolsonaro, the main rival of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in upcoming elections, for slander over a post linking Lula to drug trafficking.
The Minister's decision follows a request from the Federal Police and has the favourable opinion of the Prosecutor-General of the Republic (GGR).
Brazilian justice ordered the opening of an investigation against Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, suspected of "calumnia" after a publication targeting President Lula. ...
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