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Brazilian court allows Flavio Bolsonaro to visit jailed father

Brazil's Supreme Court has permitted presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro to resume visiting his jailed father, former President Jair Bolsonaro.

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Brazilian presidential candidate Senator Flavio Bolsonaro can resume visiting his arrested father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, after receiving authorization from Brazil's Supreme Court on Monday. Justice Alexandre de Moraes issued the ruling following a request filed by Jair Bolsonaro's defense team on October 5, UPI reported. [1]

The court's decision came after a 90-day suspension imposed on the senator for previously violating court restrictions expired on Sunday, according to UPI. Federal prosecutors supported the decision, stating in a filing released Tuesday that there was no evidence of further violations of court restrictions by Senator Flavio Bolsonaro. [1]

As FTMQ News reported earlier, Senator Flavio Bolsonaro is set to face President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in an election runoff on October 25. The Supreme Court judge who authorized the visits, Justice Alexandre de Moraes, previously issued an arrest warrant for Senator Bolsonaro's brother, Eduardo Bolsonaro, who was convicted on trial lobbying charges. [9][10]

Brazil is the largest country in South America and holds its national capital in Brasilia, where the Supreme Court issued its ruling. [1][6]

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In short

  • Justice Alexandre de Moraes authorized Senator Flavio Bolsonaro to resume visiting former President Jair Bolsonaro.
  • A 90-day suspension on Flavio Bolsonaro for violating court restrictions expired on Sunday.
  • Jair Bolsonaro's defense team filed the request for visitation access on October 5.
  • Federal prosecutors supported the decision, noting no evidence of further violations.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Brazil court allows Flávio Bolsonaro to resume visits to fatherUPI, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Thousands Protest in Brazil Against Bolsonaro Ahead of Presidential Runoffhttps://globalpost.com/, 20h ago
  3. [3]In Brazil, Bolsonaro clan targets Supreme Federal CourtLe Monde.fr, 1d ago
  4. [4]Weekend profile: Michelle Bolsonaro, Brazil’s most powerful womanThe Economist, 1d ago
  5. [5]Brazil’s Evangelical Revolution Pushes Bolsonaro’s Runoff Odds to 99.5 Per CentHungarian Conservative, 3h ago

Background

  1. [6]Brazil on Wikipedia
  2. [7]Tarcísio de Freitas on Wikipedia
  3. [8]Brazil on Grokipedia
  4. [9]Brazil President Lula accuses Meta of election interference over post blocks FTMQ News, 1d ago
  5. [10]Brazilian Supreme Court justice orders arrest of Eduardo Bolsonaro FTMQ News, 3d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 10 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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