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Bolsonaro Defense Pushes Back After Police Cite Argentina Asylum Draft and Urge New Charges

Prosecutors now weigh police recommendations for obstruction charges before coup verdicts in early September.

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Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro arrives at a hospital for medical examinations, authorized by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, leaving the house arrest as he awaits trial after being accused of plotting a coup following his electoral defeat, in Brasilia, Brazil, August 16, 2025. REUTERS/Adriano Machado TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro leaves a hospital after undergoing medical examinations, authorised by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, to return to house arrest as he awaits trial after being accused of plotting a coup following his electoral defeat, in Brasilia, Brazil, August 16, 2025. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File photo

Overview

  • A 170-page federal police report says a 33-page asylum request to Argentina dated Feb. 10, 2024 was found on Jair Bolsonaro’s phone two days after his passport was seized, though Argentina says it has received no request.
  • Police recommended charging Jair and Eduardo Bolsonaro with coercion in the judicial process for allegedly trying to influence the coup case, with the prosecutor-general to decide on filing charges.
  • Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes tightened pre-trial measures, placing Bolsonaro under house arrest with monitoring and giving his lawyers 48 hours to address alleged noncompliance and flight risk.
  • Investigators cite messages and voice notes indicating outreach to allies and efforts to cultivate support from President Donald Trump, whose administration has imposed tariffs on Brazilian exports and sanctioned court officials.
  • Bolsonaro’s legal team denies violations and calls the report politically motivated, while one lawyer says the Argentina asylum idea was suggested to Bolsonaro but not pursued; Bolsonaro also spent two nights at the Hungarian Embassy in Brasília in February 2024.