Overview

• A federal police report says a 33-page draft on Jair Bolsonaro’s seized phone requested urgent political asylum in Argentina and framed his case as persecution, addressing the letter to President Javier Milei.
• Investigators date the document to Feb. 10, 2024, saved two days after searches of Bolsonaro’s home and office; he reportedly spent two nights at Hungary’s embassy in Brasília on Feb. 12.
• Police urged prosecutors to charge Jair and Eduardo Bolsonaro with coercion in the judicial process and abolition of the democratic law, offenses that could carry up to 12 years in prison if pursued and proven.
• The Supreme Court begins deliberations on Sept. 2 on coup-attempt charges that could bring roughly 40 years if convicted, with Bolsonaro under house arrest, curfew, and a social‑media ban after repeated compliance breaches.
• Justice Alexandre de Moraes called the asylum draft evidence of a flight risk and ordered Bolsonaro’s lawyers to explain failures within 48 hours, while allies such as pastor Silas Malafaia faced searches, a travel ban, and immediate testimony orders.