The political persecutions by sanctioned human rights abuser Alexandre de Moraes continue, as he and others on Brazil's supreme court have unjustly ruled to imprison former President Jair Bolsonaro.

The United States will respond accordingly to this witch hunt.

➡️ Even with the conviction already certain, Bolsonaro is not expected to go to prison immediately. The next step is the publication of the judgment (acórdão), which may take up to 60 days after the trial, though it is expected to occur earlier. The publication of the judgment that made Bolsonaro a defendant, in April, happened in 15 days.

➡️ After this publication, the defense has five days to file motions for clarification (embargos de declaração) and 15 days for motions for a new judgment (embargos infringentes). The sentence is only enforced after the expiration of the appeal deadlines — the so-called trânsito em julgado, when the decision becomes final. The motions for clarification, which can be filed regardless of the vote tally, serve to clarify ambiguity, omission, or contradiction in the ruling. They do not alter the merits but can lead, for example, to a sentence reduction. The motions for a new judgment, however, can change the outcome of the trial. This is the appeal the defense may file to reopen discussion on the merits, but only if there are two dissenting votes.

➡️ There is, however, debate about whether motions for a new judgment are admissible in cases of divergence over sentencing length, rather than conviction. The STF press office states that they are only possible “if there are two votes for acquittal.” In Brazil, sentences longer than eight years begin to be served in a closed regime. However, house arrest is applicable for people over 70 years old who have a serious health condition, which is Bolsonaro’s case.

😎 Jair Bolsonaro – 27 years and 3 months in prison (previously 43, reported as 31, but decided at 27), plus a fine of 2 minimum wages for 62 days

🇧🇷 Braga Netto (Bolsonaro’s running mate in 2022) – 26 years in prison, consisting of 24 years of imprisonment and 2 months of detention

👮 Anderson Torres (Former Minister of Justice and Public Security of Brazil) – 24 years in prison, consisting of 21 years and 6 months of imprisonment

🇧🇷 Almir Garnier (Former Navy Commander) – 24 years in prison, consisting of 21 years and 6 months of imprisonment, plus 2 years and 6 months of detention

🇧🇷 Augusto Heleno (Former Minister-Chief of the Institutional Security Cabinet of the Presidency of Brazil) – 21 years in prison, consisting of 18 years and 11 months of imprisonment

🇧🇷 Paulo Sérgio Nogueira de Oliveira (Former Minister of Defense of Brazil) – 19 years in prison

🚨Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro is now a political prisoner in corrupt socialist thug’s Lula da Silva’s regime.

A dark and shameful day for Brazilian democracy.

This sham conviction is not justice, it is political vengeance. A staged trial meant to intimidate, punish, and erase the voice of the people.

Democracy dies when judges act like dictators. The people of Brazil deserve fair courts, free elections, and leaders chosen at the ballot box, not condemned in backroom trials.

The world is watching. We must stand with Brazil’s democracy and against this disgraceful abuse of power.

27 years in prison. A “majority” has formed in the STF to convict Bolsonaro. Not even murderers, corrupt politicians, and drug traffickers usually receive such sentences. Unfortunately, nothing surprising. Among the judges who should be impartial are: a lawyer, a friend, and someone appointed by Lula to be there. Between the performance and the Constitution, unfortunately, the performance prevailed.

I record my respect for the lucid vote of Minister Fux – who demonstrated the obvious: the STF is incompetent to judge the case, in addition to the insufficiency of evidence for conviction. A rare dissent in a court increasingly resembling a party committee.

🚨In the United States Congress, we denounce the political persecution of President Bolsonaro by the socialist regime of the corrupt criminal Lula da Silva.

Lula and his cronies will have to turn to their friends in communist Cuba, because we will apply severe sanctions against them.