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Flávio Bolsonaro Cleared by Court to Visit Father

October 12, 2026 · 10:44 am ET · Leave a Comment

“Brazil Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has authorized Senator Flávio Bolsonaro to visit his father and former President Jair Bolsonaro who’s under house arrest less than two weeks before the presidential runoff,” Bloomberg reports.

“In a court decision published Monday, Moraes approved the resumption of visits, but noted that ‘political or electoral purposes are prohibited, as is the dissemination of any manifestos or statements, including by third parties, regardless of the medium used.'”

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