Moraes rejects Bolsonaro’s appeal, and former president will not attend Trump’s inauguration

The minister Alexandre de Moraesof the Federal Supreme Court (STF), rejected an appeal presented by the former president’s defense Jair Bolsonaro (PL)which asked for the return of the confiscated passport so that he could attend the inauguration ceremony of the president-elect of the United States, Donald Trump.

Bolsonaro was invited by Trump to the inauguration, which takes place next Monday (20), in Washington.

On Thursday (16), Moraes had already denied the request from Bolsonaro’s lawyers, who then decided to present an appeal to the Court. The judge followed the recommendation of the Attorney General’s Office (PGR) in denying the former president’s request.

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Bolsonaro asked the minister for the document back to travel to the United States and attend the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump on the 20th.

“I maintain the decision that rejected the requests made by Jair Messias Bolsonaro on their own grounds. The files must be forwarded to the Attorney General’s Office for comment, within 5 (five) days, in accordance with art. 52, XIII, of the Internal Regulations of this Supreme Court”, noted Moraes.

Bolsonaro, whose passport was seized by the Supreme Court in February last year, was indicted in December for an alleged attempted coup d’état. He also faces other proceedings in court.