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A Brazilian federal judge issued an order restricting senator Flavio Bolsonaro from visiting his father, former President Jair Bolsonaro, for a 90-day period. Justice Alexandre de Moraes announced the decision on Monday after determining that the two had breached conditions of the elder Bolsonaro’s house arrest arrangement.
The violation occurred when Flavio read a handwritten letter from his father during an online broadcast. Jair Bolsonaro’s sentencing requires him to refrain from social media activity and indirect communication with others while serving his sentence. The letter, which encouraged political allies to unite behind Flavio’s presidential bid, was disseminated through the livestream platform.
The 90-day window extends until after Brazil’s first-round presidential election scheduled for October 4, effectively preventing contact between father and son throughout most of the campaign season. The court simultaneously instructed the former president’s legal team to submit a written response within 48 hours clarifying whether Jair Bolsonaro had advance knowledge of the letter’s online publication.
Flavio, who serves as a senator and represents the leading right-wing challenge to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, characterized the restriction as excessive. He and his campaign team contested the ruling’s validity, asserting it constituted inappropriate judicial interference in the electoral process and infringed upon both family rights and his legal representation role.
Jair Bolsonaro was convicted in September 2025 of conspiracy related to the 2022 election, which he lost to the current president. He received a sentence exceeding 27 years but was permitted house arrest due to health considerations rather than serving in prison facilities.