Eduardo, a congressman from Brazil who has been active in Washington, DC, sparked by his father’s court battle, described the decision as “an additional arbitrary and criminal decision” by Moraes.
Moraes “relies on deceptive decisions to shield himself from the repercussions of his crimes. Like every dictator, Eduardo Bolsonaro stated in a post on X on Tuesday.
I make it clear that I will not be intimidated and not be silenced if he believes this will prompt me to stop. He said, “I made myself available for this situation.”
He continued, “This is just another example of abuse of power that confirms everything I have been criticizing in Washington and throughout the world.”
The decision in the confidential court case was made on Saturday as part of an investigation into Eduardo Bolsonaro’s behavior in the US, according to CNN Brasil’s first report.
Moraes, the prosecutor in the criminal case where the former president is accused of plotting a coup to overturn the results of the 2022 election, issued a separate ruling on Monday, warning that any attempt to evade a court order enforcing a ban on Jair Bolsonaro’s use of social media, could lead to his arrest.
According to G1 in Brazil, Moraes called Bolsonaro’s attorneys to explain why their client allegedly disregarded his order restricting use of social media.
Moraes, according to G1, gave the lawyers 24 hours to provide an explanation, adding that he may order Bolsonaro’s ex-president’s immediate arrest if the defense fails to adequately justify his online behavior.
Bolsonaro said he would continue to work with the media to make sure his voice was heard after Moraes made the decision to ban his use of social media.
Vera Chemim, a constitutional lawyer based in Sao Paulo, told the Reuters news agency that she thought Bolsonaro’s arrest was a blip. She also noted that even though the court order did not specifically address the country’s former leader, media interviews could still be used to support the arrest.
Bolsonaro has been “fully silenced” since then, she claimed. Any error could lead to preventive arrest, the author says.
Following US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s claim that Brazilian court officials, and more specifically Justice Moraes, were “politically witch-hunting” the former president, the tightening restrictions on Bolsonaro are in effect. In consequence, the US changed their travel visas for “Moraes and his allies on the court, as well as their immediate family members,” according to Rubio.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula quickly criticized Washington’s decision to impose visa restrictions on court officials as “arbitrary” and “baseless,” calling any foreign interference in Brazilian law “unacceptable.”
As he demanded that Lula drop the charges against Bolsonaro earlier this month, US President Donald Trump threatened to impose a 50% tariff on Brazilian goods starting on August 1.
Source: Aljazeera
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