Overview
- Judge Alexandre de Moraes ordered on Friday a 30‑day suspension of all social visits to Jair Bolsonaro’s house arrest, permitting only medical, physiotherapy and lawyer visits.
- The court also banned political‑electoral meetings and barred the dissemination of political manifestos by Bolsonaro or through third parties until the October vote and rejected a defense request to let Argentine president Javier Milei visit.
- The sanctions followed a finding that Bolsonaro violated precautionary measures when his son Flávio publicly read a letter from him backing Flávio’s precandidacy, and the judge cited records showing 185 visits to the residence since March.
- Bolsonarist figures called the measures abusive and politically motivated, and Javier Milei said he will still travel to São Paulo to appear at the event where Flávio’s candidacy will be formalized.
- The decision tightens judicial control over how imprisoned or house‑arrested political figures can influence campaigns, raises diplomatic friction with Argentina, and reshapes opposition campaign tactics ahead of October.