Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Will Not Attend Trump’s Inauguration
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The Brazilian court has denied former President Jair Bolsonaro permission to attend Donald Trump’s inauguration. According to the court’s ruling, his passport was not returned to prevent his potential escape abroad amid an investigation into his alleged involvement in a coup.
The matter concerns former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who is suspected of planning a coup, and whose hopes of attending Donald Trump’s inauguration have been dashed. The court ruled against returning his confiscated passport due to fears he might flee abroad.
Bolsonaro’s travel document was seized by federal police in February last year. This is because in November, he, as a far-right populist who served as president from 2019 to 2023, became one of the suspects formally accused of attempting to prevent the left-wing president-elect from taking office by organizing a right-wing coup.
Bolsonaro’s lawyers petitioned the Supreme Court earlier this year, requesting permission for their client to take a six-day trip to the United States to attend Trump’s inauguration on January 20.
However, the request was denied, and on Thursday, Judge Alexandre de Moraes ruled that the “seriousness of the alleged crimes” did not allow Bolsonaro to have his passport returned.
A day before this decision, Prosecutor General Paulo Gonet argued that the public interest in preventing Bolsonaro from evading justice outweighed his personal interest in attending the inauguration.
Bolsonaro’s travel document was seized by federal police in February last year. This is because in November, he, as a far-right populist who served as president from 2019 to 2023, became one of the suspects formally accused of attempting to prevent the left-wing president-elect from taking office by organizing a right-wing coup.
Bolsonaro’s lawyers petitioned the Supreme Court earlier this year, requesting permission for their client to take a six-day trip to the United States to attend Trump’s inauguration on January 20.
However, the request was denied, and on Thursday, Judge Alexandre de Moraes ruled that the “seriousness of the alleged crimes” did not allow Bolsonaro to have his passport returned.
A day before this decision, Prosecutor General Paulo Gonet argued that the public interest in preventing Bolsonaro from evading justice outweighed his personal interest in attending the inauguration.
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