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Brazil Police Find Asylum Draft to Argentina on Bolsonaro’s Phone as Court Flags Flight Risk

The discovery prompted a 48-hour order from a Supreme Court justice for Bolsonaro’s defense to explain alleged breaches.

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FILE - Argentina's President Javier Milei, left, hugs Brazilian former President Jair Bolsonaro during CPAC Brasil 2024, a conservative event, in Balneario Camboriu, Santa Catarina state, Brazil, July 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Heuler Andrey, File)
El expresidente de Brasil, Jair Bolsonaro, saluda al presidente de la Argentina, Javier Milei, en Buenos Aires, Argentina, el 10 de diciembre de 2023

Overview

  • Federal Police say a 33-page, unsigned draft requesting asylum from Argentina’s Javier Milei was recovered from Jair Bolsonaro’s phone and last modified in February 2024.
  • Investigators contend the document shows preparations to leave Brazil to thwart criminal enforcement and they formally urged charges against Jair and Eduardo Bolsonaro for coercion and attempted abolition of democratic order.
  • Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered Bolsonaro’s lawyers to respond within 48 hours on alleged repeated violations, with the ex-president under house arrest, ankle monitoring, and a social-media ban.
  • Bolsonaro’s legal team denies any plan to flee or seek asylum and calls the police move surprising, while Argentina’s government says it has received no formal request.
  • Police cite metadata listing the document’s author as “FERNANDA BOLSONARO” and flag a transfer of about 2 million reais to Michelle Bolsonaro as potential asset shielding under review.