Brazil’s Federal Police arrested this Thursday former pro-Bolsonarist deputy Daniel Silveira for reiterating his attacks on institutions and breaching his house arrest and also seized more than 270,000 reais (49,400 euros) during a search at his home following a court order decreed by the Federal Supreme Court judge, Alexandre de Moraes.
De Moraes has ordered the arrest of the former deputy for the ultra-conservative Brazilian Labor Party (PTB) after he damaged the electronic anklet during his house arrest and reiterated attacks against institutions and questioned the electoral process during the elections that gave the victory to the current president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, as reported by the newspaper ‘O Globo’.
After ordering his arrest, the former Brazilian deputy has been arrested in Petrópolis, in the state of Rio de Janeiro. Federal agents have found about 270,000 Brazilian reais in his home, and an investigation is expected to be announced to determine the origin of this amount.
Silveira was first arrested by order of Judge De Moraes in February 2021 after the former Brazilian deputy threatened Supreme Court judges and attacked judicial institutions. A month later, the magistrate decreed house arrest against him.
The former deputy was sentenced to eight years in prison for threats and incitement to violence against Supreme Court judges, although he was pardoned by former President Jair Bolsonaro and subsequently elected member of up to five committees of the House of Representatives, including the Constitution and Justice Committee (CCJ).
De Moraes claimed in June 2021 that Silveira, who ran for senator and had immunity for his political office, had breached the conditions of his arrest. In November he ordered precautionary measures against him.
Silviera’s conviction — backed by ten judges of the country’s highest judicial body — was initially pardoned by Bolsonaro less than 24 hours after the Supreme Court approved it and even before all avenues for appealing the verdict could be exhausted.
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
