Brazil's top court blocked a visit from Argentina's Milei to Bolsonaro after he wrote a political letter endorsing his son's candidacy. The ruling bars political visits until October.
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Brazil's Supreme Court on Saturday blocked a request from former President Jair Bolsonaro to receive a visit from Argentine President Javier Milei, a political ally, while Bolsonaro serves a 27-year sentence for a coup attempt.
Justice Alexandre de Moraes barred Bolsonaro from receiving any visits of a "political-electoral" nature until after Brazil's general elections in October, according to the court's decision. The attempted visit by Milei was part of a campaign to drum up political support for Bolsonaro's son, right-wing state Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro, who is running against leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Bolsonaro has been under house arrest in Brasilia since March due to his health condition. He was already barred from participating in national politics as part of his sentence. On Friday, Moraes imposed further restrictions after Bolsonaro wrote a political letter endorsing his son's candidacy. Flavio Bolsonaro then showed the endorsement letter during a live stream on social media.
Bolsonaro's defense lawyers argued in court he was unaware that his son would divulge his writing on social media. The former president titled the text "letter to the Brazilian people."
"The letter -- written and personally signed by Jair Messias Bolsonaro -- was addressed 'to the Brazilian people,' demonstrating that it was not of a private nature but rather intended for political and electoral purposes, with dissemination to the general public, using Flavio Nantes Bolsonaro as an intermediary, or in his own words, as his 'spokesperson,'" Moraes wrote in his decision, G1 reported.
"The text of the 'Letter to the Brazilian People,' therefore, clearly shows that Jair Messias Bolsonaro intended to communicate with his political supporters through his son's social media accounts," the justice added.
Bolsonaro is now barred from receiving visits for 30 days, except by his medical and legal teams. He is also not allowed to be visited by his son for 90 days.
The ruling effectively isolates Bolsonaro from political allies during a critical campaign period. Milei's planned visit was seen as a show of solidarity from a fellow right-wing leader. With the ban in place, Bolsonaro cannot use high-profile foreign visitors to signal political relevance or rally support for his son's campaign.
Flavio Bolsonaro faces an uphill race against Lula, who remains popular in Brazil. The endorsement letter was meant to energize the former president's base. Instead, it triggered tighter restrictions that cut off a key channel for political messaging.
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