247 - Jair Bolsonaro said this Thursday (18), in the garage of the national headquarters of the Liberal Party (PL), in Brasília, that he was unaware of the existence of a pen drive found by the Federal Police in his home. According to him, the equipment, which was found by agents hidden in the bathroom of the residence, will be examined. The former president said he will speak with his wife, former first lady Michelle Bolsonaro, to find out the origin of the device."I'll ask my wife," said Bolsonaro, without giving further details.
Federal Police agents located and seized the flash drive during a search of the property, but there is still no information about its contents. The forensic examination will determine whether it contains relevant material for the ongoing investigation against the former president.
According to the report, during his conversation with journalists, Bolsonaro also refused to show the court-ordered electronic ankle bracelet he is wearing. He simply repeated the expression he had used when leaving the Federal District Penitentiary Administration Secretariat:"supreme humiliation."
This Friday, the Federal Police executed two search and seizure warrants at addresses linked to Bolsonaro. At his residence in Brasília, they found at least $14,000 in cash and a copy of the initial petition in a lawsuit filed by the Rumble platform against Moraes—the case is being filed in the United States, where the company is based.
The precautionary measures imposed on the former president are part of the investigation into an attempted coup d'état. The case is being processed in the Supreme Federal Court, and the Attorney General's Office presented its closing arguments this week, requesting Bolsonaro's conviction for five crimes.
In addition to the electronic ankle bracelet, Bolsonaro is prohibited from accessing social media, must comply with a nighttime home confinement between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m., and is prevented from maintaining contact with other people under investigation or defendants in the Supreme Federal Court, including his own son, federal deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro (PL-SP), who currently resides in the United States.
The Federal Police allege that Jair Bolsonaro financed an international operation against national sovereignty and the independence of the branches of government. According to the investigation, this offensive had concrete results with the tariff hike recently announced by US President Donald Trump on Brazilian products. The scheme was allegedly led by Eduardo Bolsonaro, with funds transferred directly by his father.
