Tarcisio proposed to the STF that Bolsonaro travels to negotiate with Trump, says Jornal

The governor of Sao Paulo, Tarcisio de Freitas (Republicans), proposed to ministers of the Supreme Court (STF) to authorize former President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) to leave Brazil to negotiate with US President Donald Trump, the reduction of 50% tariff imposed on Brazilian products. The information is from Folha de S. Paulo.

According to reports obtained by the newspaper, Tarcisio argued that Bolsonaro would have sufficient influence to obtain a commercial truce gesture from Trump, which would signal goodwill from Brazilian justice and could benefit from São Paulo economic sectors. However, the request was classified by magistrates as “totally out of place” and “dusty”.

According to the newspaper, the Supreme Court rejected the proposal unanimously. Bolsonaro has a passport seized and prevented from leaving the country by court decision, in the context of investigations into the attempted coup d’état in 2022. Ministers told the newspaper that there is a real risk that the former president seek political asylum with Trump’s support, which would make his extradition difficult.

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In addition, members of the Court considered that Tarcísio’s proposal violates the institutional logic of Brazilian diplomacy. International negotiations are the attribution of the Presidency of the Republic and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, not a former president who responds to multiple investigations.

According to Bolsonaro’s allies, the proposal also involved a broader political agreement. The idea would be for Bolsonaro to travel to the United States accompanied by Mayor Hugo Motta (Republicans-PB), and Senate President David Alcolumbre (Union-AP). Together they would try to sew the promise of approving an amnesty to the former president in Congress in exchange for a Trump gesture to reduce commercial tension.