Lula's dictatorship prohibited Flavio Bolsonaro from visiting his father during the presidential campaign

The Supreme Court of Brazil prohibited Flávio Bolsonaro from visiting his father, former president Jair Bolsonaro, for the next 90 days, a measure that will extend until after the first round of the presidential elections on October 4 and once again places the highest court at the center of the political campaign for Lula da Silva's reelection.

The decision was made by communist judge Alexandre de Moraes after Flávio publicly disseminated a handwritten letter that Jair had given him during a visit. In the message, addressed “to the Brazilians,” the former president endorsed his son's presidential candidacy and urged his supporters to remain united behind his nomination.

Flávio read the letter during a YouTube broadcast, an action that Moraes interpreted as a violation of the restrictions preventing Jair from expressing himself on social media, even through third parties. In addition to suspending visits, the communist supreme court granted 48 hours to the former president's defense to explain the alleged disobedience.

The judge also requested that the Electoral Justice investigate whether the dissemination of the text could be considered early propaganda, given that the formal campaign has not yet begun. Thus, a letter of political support ended up leading to a new judicial persecution against the Bolsonaro family and the Brazilian right.

Senator Rogério Marinho denounced that preventing contact between Flávio and his father during the campaign represents “a clear interference in the political game,” while Tracy Reinaldet, a lawyer for the pre-campaign, warned that the resolution brings Jair Bolsonaro closer to a situation of isolation.

The resolution adds to a series of judicial pressures against the newly minted candidate and his family. Eduardo Bolsonaro, another of his sons, was recently sentenced to four years and two months in prison, in addition to receiving a fine and an eight-year political disqualification, in a case linked to his political work in the United States.

From U.S. territory, Eduardo denounced that he was never formally summoned and claimed that he learned of the sentence through the press. “Any sentence without due process is null,” he stated, while accusing Moraes of acting as “both victim and judge” within the same process.

In that scenario, Flávio Bolsonaro has established himself as the main electoral figure of the right to face Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. His candidacy will be officially announced on July 25 during the Liberal Party convention in São Paulo, where he will have the support of President Javier Milei.