WithThe Brazilian UD included Bolsonara among the defendants in the investigation of the storming of state power buildings, the Brazilian Prosecutor General’s Office considered that Jair Bolsonaro “committed an act of inciting the public to commit crimes.” The court granted the request of the department to include the ex-president in the list of defendants in the case of riots
Ex-President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro
The Federal Supreme Court of Brazil has included former President Jair Bolsonara in the list of persons involved in the investigation of riots in the capital, CNN Brasil reports.
Earlier, the Prosecutor General’s Office of Brazil applied to the court with a corresponding petition. Thus, the court granted the request of the department.
According to CNN Brasil, the former president posted a video on his Facebook profile (owned by Meta, which is recognized as extremist and whose activities are banned in Russia) in which he questions the results of the elections in which he lost to Luis Inacio Lula da Silva.
According to the prosecutor’s office, Bolsonaro “committed an act of inciting the public to commit crimes, which is a violation of Article 286 of the Criminal Code.”
“Civil servants (former and current) who continue to behave in this way, insidiously agreeing to the violation of democracy, will be held accountable,” Judge Alexander de Moraes said.
Bolsonaro won the presidential election at the end of October last year, losing by a narrow margin to Luis Inacio Lula da Silva. He acknowledged the results, but claimed numerous falsifications during the voting.
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On January 8, protests and riots broke out in the capital of Brazil with the participation of Bolsonaro supporters. They demanded to review the election results. The protesters began storming administrative buildings, including the Supreme Court, the presidential residence – the Planaltu Palace – and the National Congress. An emergency regime was declared in the city, hundreds of people were detained. On the same day, the situation was stabilized.
The next day, Bolsonaro said that the protesters had violated the law.”Peaceful demonstrations in a legitimate form are part of democracy. However, the robberies and break-ins in public buildings that occurred today <...>, violate the established order», — said.
Later, the ex-president of Brazil was hospitalized in the United States with abdominal pain. He was discharged on January 11.
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