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Brazil Supreme Court bans Flavio Bolsonaro visit, seizes weapons

7/14/2026

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Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes barred Senator Flavio Bolsonaro from visiting former President Jair Bolsonaro for 90 days because a letter posted on social media breached house-arrest conditions.
The Supreme Court ordered Federal Police to search Bolsonaro’s Brasília residence for weapons and ammunition.
Police have seized one firearm and eight additional weapons after the army disclosed Bolsonaro’s full arsenal.
Senator Rogerio Marinho called the visitation ban authoritarian and disproportionate.

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Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes barred Senator Flavio Bolsonaro from visiting former President Jair Bolsonaro for 90 days because a letter posted on social media breached house-arrest conditions.
The Supreme Court ordered Federal Police to search Bolsonaro’s Brasília residence for weapons and ammunition.
Police have seized one firearm and eight additional weapons after the army disclosed Bolsonaro’s full arsenal.
Senator Rogerio Marinho called the visitation ban authoritarian and disproportionate.