Brazilian judge sends more police to Bolsonaro's home over flight risk concerns
ReutersSEP 2025
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This excessive surveillance represents authoritarian overreach by a politicized judiciary seeking to persecute political opponents rather than deliver impartial justice. The unsigned, undated asylum draft lacks legal validity, yet Moraes uses it to justify tightening restrictions without solid evidence. The judge delegates operational details to police without clear limits, creating room for arbitrary interpretations while undermining presumption of innocence and due process rights.
There's a 3% chance that Jair Bolsonaro will be imprisoned before September 2025, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
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