Published 08/05/2025 12:24 | Edited 06/08/2025 14:25
The international press repercussions the house arrest of Jair Bolsonaro (PL) determined by the Supreme Court Minister (STF) Alexandre de Moraes on Monday (4)
The world’s leading communication vehicles highlighted not only the severity of the accusations against Bolsonaro, but also their central role in the far right global right, their political bond with Donald Trump and the risk of foreign interference in the Brazilian judiciary.
The British newspaper The Guardian Bolsonaro classified as “former former president of the far right” and stressed that he was arrested for breaking legal restrictions amid the process for attempted coup.
According to the newspaper, he used allies accounts to publish messages with “clear incentive and incitement to attacks on the Federal Supreme Court and support open to foreign intervention in the Brazilian judiciary.”
The journal also reported that Moraes saw in Bolsonaro’s actions a deliberate effort to “generate social pressure on Brazilian authorities, in the blatant violation of national sovereignty.”
The American Washington Post He reported that Bolsonaro is on trial for “allegedly planning a blow to stay in office, despite the defeat in the 2022 elections”, and stressed that the case mobilizes the country in the middle of trade war with the Trump administration.
The report pointed out that the arrest warrant was issued after Bolsonaro participated remotely in a demonstration, violating the ban on using social networks.
The German magazine The mirror He stated that Bolsonaro, already forced to wear an electronic anklet and respect collector touch, infringed new orders by “deliberately influencing political debate in the country through social networks”, with the help of his three parliamentary children.
According to the vehicle, Moraes justified the arrest stating that Bolsonaro and Eduardo Bolsonaro are “suspected of inciting hostile acts against Brazil.”
Also the American New York Times He described the measure as part of an institutional escalation, stating that “new measures threaten to aggravate the largest diplomatic crisis in decades between the United States and Brazil.”
The newspaper also noted that Bolsonaro is “about to face trial for accusations that he orchestrated a broad conspiracy to blow and remain in power after losing by tight margin the 2022 elections.”
The agency Reuters He stressed that, “in contrast to the tangle of criminal proceedings that mostly stagnant against Trump, Brazilian courts and researchers acted quickly against Bolsonaro, threatening to end their political career and fracture their right -wing movement.”
The agency also recorded Moraes’s speech that the former president tried to circumvent measures by “preparing prefabricated material to be disclosed in demonstrations and social networks.”
In France, the newspaper Libération He published that Bolsonaro’s arrest accentuated the institutional crisis in the country and described it as a “leader of the Brazilian ultra -right”, investigated for an attempted coup and involvement in a plot with his children to press the courts.
In the face France24in turn, the accusation of Moraes highlighted that Bolsonaro and his son Eduardo “seek to subject the operation of the Supreme Court to control the United States.”
The Argentine newspaper Clarion He also classified Bolsonaro as “ultra -rightist” and highlighted the phrase of Moraes that the judiciary “will not allow Bolsonaro to treat the country as a fool.” The portal All news He drew attention to the imposition of house arrest with restriction of visits, including the seizure of cell phones from the former president’s residence in Brasilia.
The Venezuelan state broadcaster Telesur He reported that Bolsonaro violated measures by “using his allies’ accounts – including his three parliamentary children – to publish messages that encouraged attacks on the court and supported foreign intervention in the Brazilian judiciary.”
In the face Al JazeraFrom Qatar, he highlighted that Bolsonaro is accused of trying to nullify the 2022 elections, won by Lula, and that the arrest warrant came after violation of the conditions imposed by the Supreme. The coverage stressed that Bolsonaro continues to place himself as opposed even in the face of judicial restrictions.
During the acts of Sunday (4), organized by allies in various cities of the country, Bolsonaro participated remotely in a demonstration in Copacabana. At the event, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro put his father on the Vivae to say, “Good afternoon, Copacabana. Good afternoon, my Brazil. A hug to all. It’s for our freedom. We’re together.”
The video was published and then erased from social networks. In the decision, Moraes stated that the attempt to hide the video “wide the contempt for preventive measures.”
While international sectors denounce the institutional violations committed by Bolsonaro, the recognition of the firm response of Brazilian justice in the face of the attempt of coup and foreign pressure grows. The episode highlights the former president’s political isolation in the global scenario, now involved in allegations of conspiracy, judicial disobedience and appeals for external interference against national sovereignty.
Source: vermelho.org.br
