Overview

• A Supreme Court filing says police found a 33-page letter to President Javier Milei requesting urgent political asylum, drafted on Feb. 10, 2024.
• Messages retrieved from Jair Bolsonaro’s phone indicated plans to flee to Argentina to seek protection.
• Federal police formally accused Jair Bolsonaro and his son Eduardo of obstructing justice in the case tied to an alleged attempt to overturn the 2022 election.
• The investigation was sent to the Supreme Court, and the document does not state whether the asylum letter was ever delivered.
• Evangelical pastor and Bolsonaro ally Silas Malafaia was targeted by investigators and had his passport seized.