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Flávio Bolsonaro presses Cármen Lúcia to back an investigation into Alexandre de Moraes

From Estadão · () Portuguese

Translated from Portuguese and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Flávio Bolsonaro urged Supreme Court Justice Cármen Lúcia to vote for a formal investigation into Justice Alexandre de Moraes.
  • He questioned whether Cármen Lúcia would defend democracy and the Supreme Court or protect Moraes, whose messages with banker Daniel Vorcaro have intensified tensions.
  • Bolsonaro also called supporters to a Sept. 7 demonstration and said a large turnout could influence some justices.

Flávio Bolsonaro has put Supreme Court Justice Cármen Lúcia under direct public pressure ahead of a vote that could decide whether to open an investigation into Justice Alexandre de Moraes.

I want very much to see how Justice Cármen Lúcia will vote in this hearing next week.

· Flávio BolsonaroThe senator publicly pressed Cármen Lúcia over the pending vote on an investigation into Moraes.

In an Instagram broadcast, the senator and presidential candidate said he wanted to see how Cármen Lúcia, whom he described as a defender of democracy and freedom, would vote. He framed the decision as a choice between protecting Brazil, democracy and the Supreme Court, or protecting Moraes as a fellow justice.

“I want very much to see how Justice Cármen Lúcia will vote in this hearing next week,” Bolsonaro said. He later addressed her directly, asking whether she would authorize a formal investigation or “turn a blind eye” to what had come to light. He warned that either decision could damage her history and biography.

Whether you will protect Brazil, democracy and the Supreme Federal Court itself, or whether you will protect Alexandre de Moraes because he is your colleague on the bench.

· Flávio BolsonaroHe framed the vote as a test of Cármen Lúcia’s commitment to democratic institutions.

The pressure campaign follows the disclosure of messages exchanged between Moraes and Daniel Vorcaro, the former owner of Banco Master, in connection with Operation Compliance Zero. Bolsonaro has also been linked to Vorcaro through an alleged financing scheme involving a film about Jair Bolsonaro.

The country is waiting to see how you will vote next week, whether you will authorize Alexandre de Moraes to be formally investigated or turn a blind eye to everything that has come to light.

· Flávio BolsonaroBolsonaro directly challenged the justice during his Instagram broadcast.

Flávio Bolsonaro called on supporters to attend a demonstration scheduled for Sept. 7. He said the size of the protest could affect the possibility of an investigation, arguing that some people inside the Supreme Court were sensitive to popular pressure. He also said the court should protect the institution, democracy and the Constitution, rather than serve as a protective environment for Moraes.

If the demonstration has a large turnout, I know that there are some people inside the Supreme Court who are sensitive to that popular pressure.

· Flávio BolsonaroHe linked participation in the Sept. 7 protest to pressure on the court.
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Originally published by Estadão in Portuguese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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