Politics · Brazil · 3 hrs ago
Columnist says Flávio Bolsonaro is not a victim of judicial persecution
A UOL columnist argues that Flávio Bolsonaro is not being politically persecuted or subjected to a judicial dictatorship.
The column says past investigations into him were halted after court decisions and other actions that benefited him.
It says new proceedings concern alleged financial and corruption crimes, but gives no details about their status.
Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered Flávio’s passport retained, and the columnist says the Supreme Court should review whether the order is necessary.
The column argues that the order alone does not make Flávio a victim of a dictatorship.
It distinguishes persecution from what it calls arbitrary decisions that have benefited powerful people.
The columnist says judicial reform should expose leniency toward the powerful.
A UOL columnist argues that Flávio Bolsonaro is not being persecuted by Brazil’s judiciary.
The columnist says there may be judicial arbitrariness, but rejects the description of Brazil as under a judicial dictatorship.
The article says the Supreme Federal Court previously halted investigations involving Flávio and that court decisions helped him.
It says a passport-retention order issued by Justice Alexandre de Moraes should be reviewed by the Supreme Federal Court.
The columnist says Flávio faces new, serious proceedings concerning financial crimes, crimes against public administration and corruption.
- Who
- Flávio Bolsonaro, discussed by a UOL columnist whose name is not stated.
- What
- The columnist argues that Flávio is not a victim of judicial persecution or a judicial dictatorship.
- When
- The article was published on October 29, 2026.
- Where
- Brazil.
- Why
- The columnist says claims of persecution lack a legal basis and points to past court decisions that benefited Flávio.
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- Outlet
- UOL
- Publication date
- October 29, 2026
- Passport-retention order
- Issued by Alexandre de Moraes
- Court named
- Supreme Federal Court
- Proceedings described
- Financial crimes, crimes against public administration and corruption
What people are saying
There is no persecution and no judicial dictatorship.
There may be, and there is, judicial arbitrariness.
Judicial dictatorship is a spurious expression, made to shout and confuse, not to clarify.
The passport-retention order, issued by Alexandre de Moraes, needs to be scrutinized by the Supreme Federal Court in light of its necessity.