Far-right senator banned from leaving country as supreme court judge’s ruling makes reference to money-laundering case
The far-right senator Flávio Bolsonaro was banned from leaving Brazil and ordered to surrender his passports just hours after his dramatic loss in the presidential election to the leftist president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
The ruling was issued by supreme court justice Alexandre de Moraes, the same justice who oversaw the trial of the senator’s father, the former president Jair Bolsonaro, for attempting a coup.
Bolsonaro posted a video saying the decision was based on an interview his brother, Eduardo Bolsonaro, gave last Friday urging his brother to leave Brazil if he lost the election.
Thank goodness Brazilians came to their senses and fought back through voting.
America take note.
It’s still crazy that someone guilty of these crimes was allowed to even have a chance of being elected
You’d think it’s crazy, but most of his voters still believe he is not guilty of anything and had to flee because of political persecution.
Several right wing owned companies came forth about stopping charity programs due to the election results, and some claim to be about to fire people because they know they voted for Lula,
Kinda depressing, actually.
What’s even more depressing is how do you and I know who is telling the truth? That’s why the battle turns into control of the narrative and the end result is winner takes all, and loser goes to jail (or gets targeted by intense investigations). Happens way too often.