Overview

• Federal police say a 33-page asylum request to Argentina dated Feb. 10, 2024, was found on Jair Bolsonaro’s phone two days after a search of his home, and Argentina’s government has not confirmed receiving any request.
• Justice Alexandre de Moraes deemed the findings relevant to flight risk and directed Bolsonaro’s lawyers to explain the evidence within 48 hours while the ex-president remains under house-arrest restrictions.
• The police report recommends charging Jair and his son Eduardo Bolsonaro with coercion in the judicial process for trying to influence proceedings in the coup case, with prosecutors to decide whether to bring the charges.
• Investigators say Bolsonaro violated precautionary measures by sharing content through allies targeting Brazil’s democratic institutions, and they note he spent two nights at Hungary’s embassy in Brasília around the time of the draft.
• Evidence reviewed by reporters shows exchanges about courting support from President Trump as allies such as pastor Silas Malafaia faced searches, a travel ban and passport seizure, while Eduardo Bolsonaro denies any intent to interfere.