Moraes Nullifies CFM Probe Into Bolsonaro’s Care, Orders Police to Question Council President

Overview

• Supreme Court minister Alexandre de Moraes annulled the Federal Council of Medicine’s inquiry, called it flagrantly illegal, barred similar procedures nationwide, and ordered the Federal Police to hear CFM president José Hiran da Silva Gallo within ten days.
• The CFM said it received formal complaints about Jair Bolsonaro’s medical assistance in custody and urged continuous monitoring due to his complex clinical history, while stating the inquiry remains confidential.
• Reporting indicates Bolsonaro did not activate the emergency protocol after his fall and initially declined help, and a Federal Police doctor found no immediate need for hospital transfer, which requires Supreme authorization.
• Moraes initially denied an urgent transfer as unnecessary, later authorized exams at Hospital DF Star, and imaging showed bruising consistent with mild cranial trauma before Bolsonaro returned to custody.
• Bolsonaro’s adult children criticized Moraes over the annulment and the pace of medical authorizations, and the defense is pursuing a request for humanitarian home detention.