Brazil’s Supreme Federal Tribunal (STF) has ordered former President Jair Bolsonaro to hand over his passport as part of a broader investigation into allegations of a “coup” plot following Bolsonaro’s defeat in the 2022 presidential election, effectively He was confined within the country.
This measure is part of a wider range of measures surgery known as authentic opera (“Operation Truth”).According to the police confiscated Bolsonaro’s passport was delivered from his office at the Liberal Party (PL) headquarters in Brasilia at noon local time on Thursday.
The court order requiring Bolsonaro to surrender his passport was issued by (STF) minister and “anti-fake news campaigner” Alexandre de Moraes.operation Claim Dismantling “criminal organizations” allegedly working to maintain Bolsonaro’s power through a coup d’état after his defeat in the October 2022 elections.
Minister Alexandre de Moraes, President of the Supreme Electoral Court, arrives to preside over the trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro at the Supreme Court in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, June 29, 2023. (Gustavo Moreno/Associated Press)
According to Mr. de Moraes’ court order, Mr. Bolsonaro and his allies allegedly prepared a “coup” in response to the 2022 election results by issuing the following decree: include A clause arresting Mr. de Moraes along with other STF members and other local authorities, and a clause calling for new elections to be held immediately.
A court order has also been handed down said Bolsonaro and his allies have been actively monitoring de Moraes himself, and Bolsonaro said he personally decided to arrest the STF minister before calling new elections.
As a result of this extensive investigation, Brazilian Federal Police (PF) officials executed 33 search and seizure warrants on Thursday morning, as well as four preventive arrest warrants and 48 different precautionary measures.
of list Bolsonaro’s targets include former advisers from his time in office, as well as some former ministers and military officials. The precautionary measures reportedly include a ban on contact between the affected individuals, a ban on them leaving Brazil, and a suspension from performing official duties.
Valdemar Costa Neto, leader of Bolsonaro’s Liberal Party (PL), was nevertheless arrested, although he was not among the four people for whom arrest warrants were issued. arrested The charges include illegal possession of a firearm, but they are unrelated.
Two of Bolsonaro’s closest aides, Filipe Martins and army colonel Marcelo Camara, reportedly arrested During surgery on Thursday.
Brazilian Federal Police accused Costa Neto on Thursday used funds from the alleged coup attempt to use the Liberal Party to nullify the victory of radical leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who was narrowly elected to a third term in 2022. He said he used it for this purpose. be defeated The difference with Bolsonaro was less than two points.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva gave a camões to Brazilian singer and composer Chico Buarque in the Throne Hall of the National Palace of Quels, the day after the last day of President Lula’s five-day state visit. He gave a speech at the award ceremony. April 24, 2023 in Quels, Portugal (Horacio Villalobos#Corbis/Corbis via Getty).
According to De Moraes’ court order, the party was used to fund “an organization supporting a narrative alleging fraud in electronic ballot boxes in order to legitimize demonstrations in front of military installations.” It is said that
The court order further asserted that: lawsuit The lawsuit filed by PL in November 2022 to challenge the election results was part of an alleged coup strategy. At the time, the Liberal Party claimed some of the electronic voting machines used in the election were fraudulent and could affect the final result.demolas was denied It filed a lawsuit and fined the Liberal Party 22.9 million Brazilian reals ($4.27 million) for “malicious litigation.”
lula declared In a radio interview Thursday, he said the alleged coup plot was a “concrete fact” and that it would not have happened without Bolsonaro’s participation.
“The people who were in government, [Bolsonaro] I wasn’t ready to win, I wasn’t ready to lose, I wasn’t ready to leave. He didn’t even have the courage to hand over the sash to me, so he left for America crying, thinking that he must have taken part in planning this coup. So let’s wait for the investigation,” Lula said.
The Brazilian president has claimed to be a champion of the presumption of innocence when it comes to Bolsonaro, something he said was lacking during multiple administrations. guilty verdict All about corruption charges turned over He will be approved by the STF for procedural reasons in 2021 and will be allowed to run for president again in 2022.
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