Overview
- Justice Alexandre de Moraes issued a court order on Monday that bars Senator Flávio Bolsonaro from visiting former president Jair Bolsonaro for 90 days after the senator read and posted a handwritten letter from his father during a livestream.
- The decision said the public posting of the letter breached the house‑arrest terms that prohibit the ex‑president from using social media or communicating through third parties.
- Ruling‑party lawmaker Lindbergh Farias has formally asked the Supreme Federal Tribunal to revoke Jair Bolsonaro’s humanitarian house arrest and to fine Flávio Bolsonaro for publishing the letter.
- The 90‑day restriction will keep Flávio from visiting his father through much of the first‑round campaign and could reduce the ex‑president’s direct role in the October election fight.
- The move follows broader court scrutiny of the Bolsonaro family, including Jair Bolsonaro’s more than 27‑year sentence for plotting to overturn the 2022 election and a recent judicial order for a police search over alleged firearms discrepancies.