Posted on 07/18/2025 12:40:49 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Police in Brazil swooped on the home and political headquarters of Jair Bolsonaro early Friday, searching the properties, ordering the former president to wear an electronic ankle tag, barring him from speaking to foreign officials or approaching embassies and prohibiting him from using social media.
The restrictions, ordered by Brazil’s Supreme Court, were motivated by concerns that Bolsonaro would flee the country, amid his trial over an alleged plot to overturn the results of the 2022 presidential election to remain in power. Bolsonaro has denied wrongdoing.
Federal police also accused Bolsonaro and his son, Eduardo, of conspiring with the US government to impose sanctions against Brazilian officials, according to court documents. That action, the court said, “would directly benefit his father and financier, Jair Messias Bolsonaro.” CNN has reached out to the US State Department for comment.
Federal police also seized an unspecified amount of US dollars in cash.
Speaking outside the police station Friday, Bolsonaro called the ankle tag “supreme humiliation” and said that he “never thought of leaving Brazil.”
“The suspicions (of me leaving the country) are an exaggeration… damn it, I’m a former president of the republic – I’m 70 years old,” he said.
Bolsonaro added that police seized “about 14,000 US dollars” and claimed the money was for personal use, adding he had the receipts to prove it.
The raid came as US President Donald Trump tried to force his current Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to end the criminal trial against his predecessor by threatening crippling tariffs on the country.
Trump last week threatened Brazil with tariffs of 50% starting August 1, according to a letter posted to his social media platform, Truth Social.
In the letter, Trump linked the tariff threat to what he described as a “witch hunt” trial against Bolsonaro.
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He should have asylum here!
Sounds he like he needs paid security too :(. I’m sure his body/health has already been impacted by the stabbings he’s endured.
It’s lucky that Merrick Garland didn’t order this done to Trump after the Mar A Logo raid.
Finally: it’s devastating to think that if the US is lost, there really is no other country to turn to as far as escaping tyranny is concerned. The way of Brazil is the way of most of the world.
The left should be lined up against the wall for this.
Agreed. Offer a deal on the tariffs if they'll let him get out of Brazil.
Elon Musk said that the U.S. is the only pillar remaining for the Western Civilization.
We used to have the British Empire. Obviously no more.
Well, he did approve the use of lethal force if necessary.
Too bad he wants to destroy that with a third party.
Merrick Garland is probably asking himself why he didn’t order President Trump to wear an ankle tag.
“”I would like to have Trump and Hegseth send a SEALS team into Brazil to rescue Bolsinaro from the Brazilian communists.””
In the good ole days.... our CIA actually used to do ‘good stuff’ in opposition to evil regimes. You know... like, instead of helping the bad guys/commies, thwarting and undermining them. Those days are long gone now.
Maybe, maybe not.
Nobody trusts a turncoat.
The british empire gave it all away shortly after ww2.been on the down hill slide ever since.
The CIA and FBI are now the communists.
Empire fatigue.
The UK should have hold on to Australia, Canada and New Zealand.
Time for another 1970s junta
Old but relevant thread:
Brazilian Congress Approves Motion Expected To Annul Charges and Suspend Sham Prosecution of Bolsonaro and 32 Others Accused of ‘Coup D’état’ by Rogue Supreme Court (VIDEOS)
Gateway Pundit, ^ | May. 7, 2025 | Paul Serran
Posted on 5/8/2025, 8:10:16 AM by george76
A mere three days after he was discharged rom the hospital after a VERY complex surgery because of complications from the knife stabbing he suffered in 2018, Jair Bolsonaro is leading tens of thousands of citizens in a demonstration pro-Amnesty for those falsely accused of a ‘coup d’état’.
Socialist President Lula da Silva is in Moscow for the Victory Day Celebration – but even if he was in the country, unpopular Lula could never assemble a crowd like that.
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Analyzing Xi Jin Ping’s Absence From The Latest BRICS Summit
Andrew Korbyko’s Newsletter ^ | 07/06/2025 | Andrew Korybko
Posted on 7/7/2025, 1:27:56 AM by SeekAndFind
Chinese President Xi Jinping declined to travel to Rio for the latest BRICS Summit on the reported pretext of scheduling conflicts and having already met with his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Ignacia Lula da Silva twice this year.
The South China Morning Post speculated that the real reason was that Xi didn’t want to be “perceived as a supporting actor” there given the state dinner that Lula will hold for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, however, who’ll be the first Indian premier to visit Brazil in nearly six decades.
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