Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes denied former president Jair Bolsonaro’s (PL) request to travel to the United States to attend Donald Trump’s inauguration.
Moraes argued that Bolsonaro had previously expressed support for the escape of convicted individuals under investigation and their clandestine stay abroad to evade law enforcement and judicial decisions.
He also stated that no evidence was submitted to the case files proving the existence of an invitation from the U.S. president-elect to Bolsonaro, as claimed by the former president’s defense team.
Gonet also noted that Bolsonaro does not hold a position granting him official representation status for Brazil at the United States’ official ceremony.
Bolsonaro’s passport is currently retained due to the investigations against him, including one linking him to an alleged plot for a coup d’état in 2022.
