Politics · Brazil · 2 hrs ago
Moraes approves Valdemar Costa Neto visit to Bolsonaro
Alexandre de Moraes approved a visit by Valdemar Costa Neto, head of Brazil’s PL party, to former president Jair Bolsonaro, who is under house arrest.
Bolsonaro requested the meeting after his eldest son, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, lost to President Lula and then fled to the United States.
The meeting is planned for Thursday morning, between 9 and 11.
Bolsonaro is serving a 27-year-and-three-month sentence in Brasília for plotting a coup.
Moraes had barred political visits to Bolsonaro in July until the elections ended.
Bolsonaro and Costa Neto had not been in contact for months, with messages passed through Bolsonaro’s wife, children and lawyers.
The visit is intended to allow the two men to speak directly.
Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes authorized Valdemar Costa Neto to visit former president Jair Bolsonaro.
The visit is expected on Thursday, October 29, between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.
Bolsonaro requested the visit on Wednesday, after his son Flávio Bolsonaro lost to President Lula and then fled to the United States.
Bolsonaro is under house arrest and serving a sentence of 27 years and three months in Brasília for plotting a coup.
Moraes had barred Bolsonaro from receiving political visits until the end of the elections.
- Who
- Valdemar Costa Neto, president of the Liberal Party, will visit former president Jair Bolsonaro.
- What
- Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes authorized the visit.
- When
- Thursday, October 29, between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.
- Where
- Bolsonaro’s place of house arrest in Brasília.
- Why
- Bolsonaro requested the visit, and his lawyers said there was a need for direct dialogue between him and Valdemar.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Moraes barred Bolsonaro from receiving political visits until the end of the elections.
Bolsonaro requested a visit from Valdemar Costa Neto, and Moraes authorized it.
The visit is expected to take place between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.
- Visitor
- Valdemar Costa Neto, president of the Liberal Party
- Authorization
- Alexandre de Moraes, Supreme Court justice
- Scheduled time
- October 29, 9 a.m.–11 a.m.
- Bolsonaro's sentence
- 27 years and three months
- Location
- Brasília
What people are saying
need for direct dialogue