State Senator Shane Jett of the Oklahoma Republican Party said in publication made on the social network According to the American parliamentarian, the measure reflects selective action by the Brazilian Judiciary.
The letter was addressed to Minister Alexandre de Moraes after the decision made this Thursday (1st), which kept Bolsonaro in the closed regime, even after hospitalization. In the letter, which was also addressed to the other STF ministers, Jett stated that the denial of house arrest to Bolsonaro ignores humanitarian criteria and constitutional principles, in addition to contradicting understandings already adopted by the STF itself in other cases.
According to the senator, the decision “reinforces the perception” that the STF acts disproportionately in relation to certain political figures. As the American parliamentarian wrote, Minister Moraes’ stance in relation to the Bolsonaro case compromises the balance between Powers and the principle of equality before the law, in addition to affecting the credibility of Brazilian judicial institutions on the international stage.
“This decision reinforces the perception that the Federal Supreme Court, particularly under the rapporteurship of Your Excellency (Moraes), has acted selectively and excessively in relation to specific political figures, which undermines the balance between powers and the principle of equality before the law”, says the American parliamentarian.
In the letter, the content of which was reproduced by the parliamentarian on X, Jett mentions Bolsonaro’s health situation, including his recent hospitalization. According to the senator, maintaining the closed regime could expose the former president to unnecessary risks.
The senator stated in the letter that he intends to take Bolsonaro’s case to the Office of the President of the United States. He also warned that the international community could attribute “personal responsibility” to Minister Moraes for any “consequences arising from the denial of adequate medical or humanitarian care” to Bolsonaro. The parliamentarian even mentioned the possibility of liability for crimes such as manslaughter, if the former president’s health condition worsens.
“Persistence in a punitive decision that disregards the former president’s extreme vulnerability could result in personal liability for any serious consequences,” says the text.
Moraes claimed in this Wednesday’s decision that there was no worsening of the former president’s clinical condition and the medical reports indicated “improvement” after procedures carried out during hospitalization.
