{"id":10661,"date":"2024-03-27T02:06:54","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T02:06:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/27\/bolsonaro-faces-new-legal-jeopardy-after-stay-at-hungarian-embassy\/"},"modified":"2024-03-27T02:06:54","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T02:06:54","slug":"bolsonaro-faces-new-legal-jeopardy-after-stay-at-hungarian-embassy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/27\/bolsonaro-faces-new-legal-jeopardy-after-stay-at-hungarian-embassy\/","title":{"rendered":"Bolsonaro Faces New Legal Jeopardy After Stay at Hungarian Embassy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1050\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2024\/03\/26\/multimedia\/26bolsonaro-jvbc\/26bolsonaro-jvbc-facebookJumbo.jpg?fit=1050,550&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bolsonaro Faces New Legal Jeopardy After Stay at Hungarian Embassy\" title=\"Bolsonaro Faces New Legal Jeopardy After Stay at Hungarian Embassy\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Brazil\u2019s Supreme Court ordered former President Jair Bolsonaro to explain why he spent two nights at the Hungarian Embassy, and the Brazilian federal police began investigating whether the February stay violated earlier court orders, police and court officials have said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The moves from the Supreme Court and federal police add to mounting legal jeopardy for Brazil\u2019s former leader and followed <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/03\/25\/world\/americas\/jair-bolsonaro-hungary-video.html\" title=\"\">a New York Times investigation<\/a> published on Monday that showed Mr. Bolsonaro hid at the Hungarian Embassy in Bras\u00edlia days after the authorities confiscated his passport because he was <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/02\/08\/world\/americas\/brazil-police-raid-bolsonaro-attempted-coup-investigation.html\" title=\"\">under criminal investigation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The Times report, based on three days of footage from the embassy\u2019s security cameras, showed that the former president had appeared to be seeking political asylum from Hungary, whose prime minister is a fellow hard-right leader, Viktor Orban.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">After The Times\u2019s reporting, Mr. Bolsonaro confirmed that he had stayed at the embassy but declined to say why. \u201cI have a circle of friends with some world leaders,\u201d <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.metropoles.com\/colunas\/igor-gadelha\/bolsonaro-confirma-que-ficou-na-embaixada-da-hungria-nao-vou-negar\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">he told a Brazilian news outlet<\/a>. \u201cThey\u2019re worried.\u201d His lawyer then issued a statement saying that Mr. Bolsonaro\u2019s stay at the embassy was merely to talk politics and that \u201cany other interpretation\u201d was \u201cjust another piece of fake news.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">That account was not enough for <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/01\/22\/world\/americas\/brazil-alexandre-de-moraes.html\" title=\"\">Justice Alexandre de Moraes<\/a> of the Brazilian Supreme Court, who has overseen a series of investigations into Mr. Bolsonaro. On Monday night, Mr. Moraes gave the former president 48 hours to explain his stay at the embassy, according to Mariana Oliveira, a court spokeswoman.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">On Feb. 8, Justice Moraes authorized raids and arrests on several of Mr. Bolsonaro\u2019s former top aides and ministers on accusations that they had <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/02\/08\/world\/americas\/brazil-police-raid-bolsonaro-attempted-coup-investigation.html\" title=\"\">plotted a coup<\/a> after Mr. Bolsonaro lost <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2022\/10\/30\/world\/brazil-presidential-election\" title=\"\">the 2022 election<\/a>. As part of that operation, the justice ordered Mr. Bolsonaro to hand over his passport and not to leave the country as the police investigated his involvement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The Brazilian federal police are now investigating whether Mr. Bolsonaro\u2019s stay at the Hungarian Embassy broke those orders, according to a federal police official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the inquiry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Some legal analysts in Brazil have said that Mr. Bolsonaro\u2019s apparent bid for asylum could lead to his arrest if the authorities believe that he is likely to face criminal charges and could in the future try to evade detention.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cBolsonaro\u2019s move to hide in the embassy is a classic basis for pretrial detention,\u201d <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/augustodeAB\/status\/1772320629083042227\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">said Augusto de Arruda Botelho<\/a>, a lawyer and Brazil\u2019s former national justice secretary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cIt\u2019s one of those situations used as an example in textbooks and classrooms,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Supreme Court justices in Brazil have broad power, and Justice Moraes has previously acted aggressively against Mr. Bolsonaro and his allies, saying that their actions had threatened the country\u2019s democracy. Many right-wing Brazilians have in turn accused the justice of <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/09\/26\/world\/americas\/bolsonaro-brazil-supreme-court.html\" title=\"\">abusing his power<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Two leftist members of Brazil\u2019s Congress said on Monday that they had filed formal requests with the Supreme Court and attorney general, asking for Mr. Bolsonaro\u2019s pretrial detention.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Bolsonaro is a target of various criminal investigations. In one case, the federal police <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/03\/19\/world\/americas\/brazil-bolsonaro-charges-covid.html\" title=\"\">recommended criminal charges<\/a> against him last week on accusations that he had taken part in a plot to falsify his Covid-19 vaccination records. Prosecutors have yet to weigh in on that case.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">There was also fallout for Hungarian diplomats in Brazil. The Brazilian Foreign Ministry said it had summoned Miklos Halmai, Hungary\u2019s ambassador, to explain Mr. Bolsonaro\u2019s stay at the embassy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In a 20-minute meeting with Brazilian officials, Mr. Halmai gave the same explanation as Mr. Bolsonaro\u2019s lawyer \u2014 that the former president had been at the embassy only to talk politics, according to a Foreign Ministry official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe a private meeting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The official said that Maria Luisa Escorel, Brazil\u2019s secretary for Europe and North America, had told Mr. Halmai that it was highly unusual to host a former president for multiple nights in a city where he also has a home, particularly since he is under criminal investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-798hid etfikam0\">Paulo Motoryn<!-- --> contributed reporting from Bras\u00edlia, and <!-- -->Leonardo Coelho<!-- --> from Rio de Janeiro.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brazil\u2019s Supreme Court ordered former President Jair Bolsonaro to explain why he spent two nights at the Hungarian Embassy, and the Brazilian federal police began investigating whether the February stay violated earlier court orders, police and court officials have said. 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