Moraes grants PGR 48 hours to respond regarding Bolsonaro’s confiscated gun.

Summary of the text

• Alexandre de Moraes ordered on Wednesday (1st) the Attorney General’s Office to comment on Bolsonaro’s firearm.
• The new opinion must be submitted within 48 hours following the previous statement from Attorney General Paulo Gonet.
• A weapon was confiscated during a raid on June 15; Bolsonaro acknowledged ownership of it during his testimony.
• The former president defended owning a gun by stating that he had three women at home and couldn’t be defenseless.
• The Civil Police determined that Bolsonaro did not break the law and advised that Stacio Leite da Silva Filho should be charged.

Minister Alexandre de Moraes from the Supreme Court ordered the Attorney General of the Republic (PGR) to provide a fresh opinion on Jair Bolsonaro’s confiscated firearm within 48 hours.

The weapon was confiscated from Stacio Leite da Silva Filho by the Military Police during a checkpoint on June 15.

Moraes urged the Attorney General and the defense of the ex-president to provide their statements within 48 hours.

Bolsonaro confessed to owning the firearm.

Jair Bolsonaro claimed ownership of the seized weapon during a statement to the Federal District Civil Police, citing the presence of three women at home as a reason for maintaining arms.

The Civil Police found that Bolsonaro did not break the law in that situation. However, they suggested charging Stacio Leite da Silva Filho, who is employed in the Office of Institutional Security.

PGR has already reviewed the case.

The Attorney General of the Republic, Paulo Gonet, stated that keeping the weapon during house arrest is not considered a serious violation.

After receiving the report from the civil police office, Moraes has chosen to ask for a new demonstration from the PGR. This means that the minister plans to review the case considering the criminal regulations relevant to the ex-president.

• Policy
• Brasilia
• PGR
• Paraphrase: PL
• Federal Police
• Supreme Federal Court