The Butterfly Effect, or “sensitive dependence on initial conditions” within Chaos Theory, refers to the consequences, usually large or severe, that small changes at the beginning of something may have on the final result.
Not exactly a butterfly, the seizure of a cell phone and a notepad at the home of Fabrício Queiroz’s wife, in Rio de Janeiro, in December 2019, turned out to be exactly that, a flapping of wings, and causing a typhoon in Brasilia.
Flávio Bolsonaro, senator and son of the country’s President, Jair Bolsonaro, one day after the said seizure and search operation at the home of Márcia, Queiroz’s wife, and because the searches were within the scope of an investigation against Flávio himself, recorded a message on their social networks criticizing the judge who authorized the operation, classifying the seizure of the mobile phone as “harmless”. I couldn’t be more wrong …
