Moraes Bars Flávio Bolsonaro From Visiting Jair for 90 Days

Overview

• STF minister Alexandre de Moraes ordered the 90‑day suspension on Monday, July 13, 2026, after Flávio Bolsonaro posted a video in which he read a letter attributed to Jair urging support for Flávio’s pre‑candidacy.
• Moraes gave Jair Bolsonaro’s defense 48 hours to say whether the ex‑president knew the letter would be published on Flávio’s social channels.
• The decision sends copies of the video and the ruling to the Ministério Público Eleitoral and the Procuradoria‑Geral da República to probe possible propaganda eleitoral antecipada.
• Flávio and allied politicians denounced the ruling as disproportionate and accused the court of election interference, and the suspension cuts off direct visits that had been a campaign communication channel until after the first electoral round.
• Moraes based the order on a finding of 'ostensivo desvio de finalidade' — that a permitted visit was used to obtain a document for public dissemination — citing the custody rule that bars indirect use of social media and prior incidents used as precedent, and prosecutors and the defense now prepare follow‑up steps.