Minister Alexandre de Moraes of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) reaffirmed on Monday (4) that “justice is blind, but not foolish.”
The phrase was used by the minister to substantiate the decision that decreed house arrest of former President Jair Bolsonaro.
“As I have repeatedly stated, justice is blind, but it is not foolish. Justice will not allow a defendant to make her foolish, thinking she will be unpunished by having political and economic power,” he said.
Moraes also stressed that Bolsonaro failed to comply with the precautionary measure that prevented him from using social networks.
“Justice is the same for everyone. The defendant who deliberately fails to pretend the precautionary measures – for the second time – must suffer the legal consequences,” he added.
Last month, Moraes Determined several precautionary measures Against Bolsonaro, including the use of electronic anklet and restriction to the use of social networks, including third party profiles.
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In the decision issued today, the minister pointed out that Flávio Bolsonaro and two other children of former president, Carlos and Eduardo, published on their social networks Bolsonaro’s thanksgiving posts to supporters who attended the acts performed yesterday (3). That way, According to Moraes, there was non -compliance with the restrictions previously determined.
Precautionary measures were determined in the inquiry in which federal deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro (PL-SP), son of the former president, is investigated for his performance with the government of US President Donald Trump to promote retaliation against the Brazilian government and ministers of the Supreme. In March this year, Eduardo asked for a parliamentary mandate license and moved in the United States on the grounds of political persecution.
In this process, the former president is investigated for sending resources via Pix to pay for his son’s stay abroad. Bolsonaro is also a defendant in the criminal plot’s criminal action in the Supreme. The trial is expected to take place in September.
