Prosecutors Ask Brazil’s Top Court to Keep the Ban on Flávio Bolsonaro Visits
Brazil's Prosecutor-General's Office has asked the Supreme Federal Court to keep the ban on Flávio Bolsonaro's visits to his father, former president Jair Bolsonaro. In a filing dated 12 August 2026, prosecutors opposed a defense appeal to restore the senator's right to see him. Jair Bolsonaro is under house arrest as part of precautionary measures in the case over an alleged plot to overturn the…
The Prosecutor-General's Office (PGR) in Brazil has urged the Supreme Federal Court (STF) to maintain the ban on Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, from visiting his father. The request was filed on August 12, 2026, in opposition to a defense appeal seeking to restore the senator's right to see his father.
The PGR, led by Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet, argued that the visits could be used to pass a political message, citing a video and letter from Jair Bolsonaro that Flávio shared online on July 11, 2026. The court suspended Flávio Bolsonaro's visits to his father for 90 days in July 2026. The case is connected to an alleged plot to overturn the 2022 election, for which Jair Bolsonaro is currently under house arrest in Brasília, one of several precautionary measures tied to the case.
The prosecutors' opinion, while not a binding ruling, carries significant weight as it influences the court's decision.
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