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Bolsonaro gives a press conference, shows off his ankle bracelet and says he only follows “God’s law”

Monday, July 21


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247 - Former President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) was in the Chamber of Deputies, this Monday (21), where he showed his electronic ankle bracelet. He has been using the equipment by order of the Supreme Federal Court (STF), as a precautionary measure.

Furthermore, Bolsonaro addressed supporters in a sort of interview, as per videos shared on social media."I didn't steal from the public coffers, I didn't embezzle public funds, I didn't kill anyone, I didn't traffic anyone. This is a symbol of the utmost humiliation in our country. An innocent person. What they're doing to a former president of the Republic is cowardice. We will confront everything and everyone. What matters to me is God's law," Bolsonaro declared.

Earlier, Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes warned Bolsonaro about failing to comply with the precautionary measures imposed against the former president.

The warning was issued after Bolsonaro published links to interviews he had given to the press in recent days on his social media.

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The precautionary measures were determined in the investigation in which the former president's son, federal deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro, is being investigated for his actions alongside the government of United States President Donald Trump, aiming to promote retaliatory measures against the Brazilian government and ministers of the Supreme Federal Court and to try to block the progress of the criminal action regarding the coup plot.

Check out the measures determined against Bolsonaro

  • Use of electronic ankle bracelet;
  • Nighttime curfew between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m., Monday through Friday, and full-time on weekends and holidays;
  • Prohibition on approaching and accessing embassies and consulates of foreign countries;
  • Prohibition on contact with ambassadors or foreign authorities;
  • Prohibition on the use of social media, directly or through third parties.
  • Prohibition on contact with Eduardo Bolsonaro and those investigated in the four groups involved in the coup plot.

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