Politics · Brazil · 49 mins ago
Moraes orders Flávio Bolsonaro to hand over passports and bars him from leaving Brazil
Brazil’s Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered Flávio Bolsonaro to hand over his passports and barred him from leaving the country.
Flávio, a senator and the defeated 2026 presidential candidate, said Federal Police served the order after he visited his father, former president Jair Bolsonaro, who is under house arrest.
Moraes cited remarks by Flávio’s brother Eduardo, who said he had advised Flávio to leave Brazil if he lost the election; Flávio denies ever saying he planned to go.
Flávio called the order an attempt to intimidate him, but said he would hand over the passports and defend himself.
Some Supreme Court justices fear the move could inflame political tensions, especially as Bolsonaro supporters have called for Moraes to be removed.
Forty-nine senators support starting removal proceedings, while 54 votes are needed, according to one account.
Flávio is also under investigation in two Supreme Court cases, but no further steps in those cases are specified.
Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered Flávio Bolsonaro to hand over his passports and barred him from leaving Brazil.
Bolsonaro said police served him with the order after he visited his father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is under house arrest.
He said he would hand over the passports and denied planning to leave the country.
Moraes’s decision cited a statement by Bolsonaro’s brother Eduardo, who had advised him to leave Brazil if he lost the election.
German outlet n-tv reported that the order was also linked to a money-laundering investigation; Bolsonaro denies wrongdoing.
Some Supreme Court ministers reportedly feared the move could heighten political tensions.
- Who
- Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, defeated candidate in Brazil’s presidential election.
- What
- The Supreme Court ordered him to hand over his passports and barred him from leaving Brazil.
- When
- Monday, October 26, 2026, the day after the runoff election.
- Where
- Brazil. Police served the order after Bolsonaro visited his father.
- Why
- Moraes cited Eduardo Bolsonaro’s advice that Flávio leave Brazil if he lost the election. n-tv also linked the order to a money-laundering investigation.
Alexandre de Moraes and the court order
Supreme Court ministers critical of the timing
Reason for the order
Alexandre de Moraes and the court order
Moraes cited Eduardo Bolsonaro’s statement advising his brother to leave Brazil if he lost the election; n-tv also reported the order was connected to a money-laundering investigation.
Supreme Court ministers critical of the timing
Some ministers reportedly considered the timing inappropriate and worried the order could look like retaliation and inflame tensions.
Political impact
Alexandre de Moraes and the court order
The order barred Bolsonaro from leaving Brazil and required him to surrender his passports.
Supreme Court ministers critical of the timing
Ministers said the measure could undermine efforts to ease tensions between the court and Bolsonaro supporters.
Eduardo Bolsonaro said he advised Flávio to leave Brazil if he lost the election.
Flávio Bolsonaro lost the presidential runoff to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Flávio visited his father and said police then ordered him to hand over his passports.
Flávio said in a social media video that he would comply with the order and challenge it.
- Order
- Hand over passports and do not leave Brazil
- Justice
- Alexandre de Moraes
- Police force
- Federal Police (PF)
- Father
- Jair Bolsonaro, under house arrest
- Election opponent
- Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
- Reported passport deadline
- Within 24 hours, according to n-tv
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What people are saying
I never thought about leaving the country. I will hand over my passports and defend myself against this absurdity.
Clear attempt to intimidate me, but nobody will silence me.
The attitude of Moraes may compromise efforts to lower the temperature of the political environment regarding the court and the minister himself.