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Brazil Supreme Court allows Flávio Bolsonaro to visit his father again
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has allowed Flávio Bolsonaro to resume visits to his father, former president Jair Bolsonaro.
Jair Bolsonaro is serving a prison sentence under house arrest, and the visits had been barred after Flávio read a letter from his father urging support for his presidential bid.
The decision followed a favorable opinion from Brazil’s Prosecutor General’s Office.
Political analyst Teo Cury said recent court decisions may be intended to reduce pressure on the justices.
Newly elected senators have promised to seek impeachment proceedings against Supreme Court justices, with Moraes a main target.
Another justice, Kassio Nunes Marques, says he plans to bring a request for Jair Bolsonaro’s provisional release and a review of his conviction to a vote after the presidential election’s second round.
Flávio has also promised that, if elected president, he would seek a pardon for his father.
Brazil Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes authorized Flávio Bolsonaro to resume visits to his father, Jair Bolsonaro, who is serving his sentence under house arrest.
The authorization was issued on Monday, October 12, after a favorable opinion from the Prosecutor General’s Office.
Visits had been banned after Flávio publicly read a letter from his father on July 11.
The decision comes amid rising political tension involving the Supreme Court and calls by elected senators for impeachment requests against justices.
- Who
- Justice Alexandre de Moraes authorized Flávio Bolsonaro to visit his father, Jair Bolsonaro.
- What
- Flávio was allowed to resume visits to his father, who is serving his sentence under house arrest.
- When
- Monday, October 12, 2026.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- The authorization followed a favorable opinion from the Prosecutor General’s Office. The reason for the earlier ban was Flávio’s public reading of his father’s letter.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Flávio Bolsonaro publicly read a letter from his father, after which visits were prohibited.
Alexandre de Moraes authorized Flávio to resume visits to Jair Bolsonaro.
- Justice
- Alexandre de Moraes
- Visitor
- Flávio Bolsonaro
- Father
- Jair Bolsonaro
- Jair Bolsonaro’s custody
- House arrest
- Decision date
- October 12, 2026
What people are saying
After the first round, we saw decisions both by Alexandre de Moraes and Gilmar Mendes that were read by members of the Liberal Party as overtures to elected senators and to Flávio Bolsonaro’s campaign.
This ends up generating a lot of speculation, discussions and tensions in opposing wings of the Supreme Court.
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