Minister Alexandre de Moraes, of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), denied this Monday (13) a request from former president Jair Bolsonaro’s defense to revoke the house arrest and other precautionary measures to which the politician is subject. 
Moraes cited the “well-founded fear of the defendant escaping” and the “reiterated failure to comply with precautionary measures” to keep Bolsonaro imprisoned at home, measure aimed at “guaranteeing public order and the need to ensure the full application of criminal law”, wrote the minister.
At the moment, a preventive home arrest warrant issued against Bolsonaro is being issued in the investigation in which he is being investigated for obstruction of justice and threat to the democratic rule of law.
The investigation that led Bolsonaro to be trapped at home, wearing an electronic ankle bracelet, in turn, was opened to investigate the former president’s role in helping his son, licensed deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro (PL-SP), in convincing the United States government to apply sanctions against Brazilian authorities.
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The Attorney General of the Republic (PGR), Paulo Gonet, for example, had his visa to enter the USA revoked. For the PGR, the former president and his son have already confessed, in public statements, that they seek to intimidate and prevent the regular functioning of the Brazilian Judiciary through North American pressure.
In addition to home visits, Moraes imposed measures on Bolsonaro such as a ban on receiving visits not authorized by the Supreme Court, with the exception of his lawyers. The former president is also prohibited from using any cell phone, which also applies to social media. He still cannot contact ambassadors or diplomatic representatives from other countries.
Bolsonaro was also condemned by the Supreme for attempted coup d’état, among other crimes, to 27 years and 3 months in prison, but the sentence has not yet started to be executed, as there are still appeals pending judgment, that is, the action has not yet become final. Ministers must still establish what the initial regime will be for serving the sentence in this case.
Defense
In the request to revoke the house arrest, the lawyers representing Bolsonaro, Celso Vilardi and Paulo Cunha Bueno, argued that the PGR had already filed a complaint in the investigation into obstruction of justice and did not accuse the former president in this investigation, which is why there would be no “minimum necessary basis” to maintain the precautionary measures determined in this process.
