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Brazil's Minister Moraes suspends Flávio Bolsonaro's visits to jailed father

On 13 July 2026, Justice Minister Alexandre de Moraes of Brazil’s Supreme Court ordered a 90‑day suspension of Senator Flávio Bolsonaro’s visits to his father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is serving a house‑arrest sentence after being convicted for leading an attempted coup.

The suspension follows Flávio’s posting of a handwritten letter by Jair on social‑media platforms. In the letter the ex‑president endorsed Flávio’s pre‑candidacy, called him his “porta‑voz” and urged supporters to unite behind him. A court order already bars Jair from any use of social media, directly or through third parties. Moraes ruled that the episode breached that restriction and represented a misuse of the visitation right for electoral propaganda.

Moraes gave Bolsonaro’s defense 48 hours to explain whether Jair knew the letter would be published, referred the matter to the Electoral Prosecutor’s Office, and warned that further breaches could lead to a return to prison. Deputy Lindbergh Farias (PT) has filed a petition asking the court to revoke the house‑arrest and impose a R$100 000 fine on Flávio for the alleged violation.

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