2023-11-01 07:19:00
He Superior Electoral Court (TSE) of Brazil declared this Tuesday once more inelegible to the former president Jair Bolsonarofor committing “abuse of power“by using the celebrations of the Bicentennial of Independence, on September 7, 2022, for electoral purposes.
The far-right had already been disqualified from voting for eight years last June, accused by the same court of abuse of power by questioning without evidence the reliability of the electoral system before foreign ambassadors during a meeting at the official residence.
With a majority of 5 votes out of 2, the TSE judges once once more sentenced Bolsonaro to eight years of ineligibility, considering that He used the commemoration events of the national day in Brasilia and Rio de Janeiro in favor of his re-election campaign..
Bolsonaro denied having met with the Armed Forces to discuss a coup plan
Although the decision has no practical effect for the former president, already prevented from participating in the 2030 elections, the TSE also imposed a fine of 425,000 reais (regarding USD 85,000).
The celebrations were paid for with public funds and broadcast by official media.
The TSE also declared Bolsonaro’s then vice presidential candidate, the reserve general, ineligible. Walter Braga Nettowho must also pay regarding 212,000 reais (around USD 42,400).
Judge Alexandre de Moraes evaluated in the session broadcast on the court channel that, “there is robust evidence of abuse of power” on the part of Bolsonaro and Braga Netto.
“There was a real fusion between the official and electoral act“, he claimed.
Justice complicates Bolsonaro
On September 7 of last year, Bolsonaro participated in a celebratory civic-military parade in the capital in the morning, and He assured followers that the left would not return to power.
Hours later, he led one of his usual motorcycle caravans in Rio de Janeiro with followers, before heading to the iconic Copacabana beach.
Bolsonaro was disqualified: the TSE condemned him for spreading “coup intentions and spreading “atrocious lies”
There, where Bolsonaro demonstrations used to take place, the president moved the military parade that traditionally takes place in the center of the city.
At the event he told tens of thousands of followers that a “fight of good once morest evil“, alluding to his opponent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silvawho finally defeated him in the elections.
On October 17, the TSE had acquitted Bolsonaro of accusations of using Presidency facilities for his electoral campaign, during a live broadcast.
The far-right also faces an accusation sent to Justice by a commission of the Brazilian Congress for “coup“, due to the riot carried out by his followers once morest the public powers on January 8 in Brasilia.
In addition, he is being investigated in the Supreme Federal Court for allegedly instigating the riot.
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