Moraes authorizes Arthur Lira’s visit to Bolsonaro on the eve of the trial

Minister Alexandre de Moraes of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) authorized former mayor, Arthur Lira (PP-AL) to visit former President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) on Monday, 1st, the day before the trial of the coup plot.

It was Bolsonaro’s defense who asked the Supreme Court for the visit. The former president and the deputy did not say the reason for the meeting.

Moraes warned in his decision that the former mayor’s car will need to be searched by leaving the condominium, as with all vehicles.

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“I point out that, pursuant to the decision of 08/30/2025 referred to above, surveys will be carried out in the habits and trunk of all vehicles leaving the defendant’s residence,” wrote Moraes.

Lira recently criticized the former president’s house arrest, considered by him an “exaggerated” measure.

The first class begins to judge tomorrow the “crucial core” of the coup plan. In addition to Bolsonaro, they also respond to Walter Braga Netto (former Minister of Defense and Civil House), Augusto Heleno (former GSI minister), Alexandre Ramagem (Federal Deputy and former director of ABIN), Anderson Torres (former Minister of Justice), Paulo Sérgio Nogueira (former Minister of Defense), Almir Garnier (former commander of the Navy) Bolsonaro orders).