BREAKING: Court Bars Former President From Public Office Until 2030

Ruling Court has on Friday bared Far-right former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro from running for office again until 2030.

VerseNews Nigeria reports that the decision was taken after a panel of judges concluded that he abused his power and cast unfounded doubts on the country’s electronic voting system.

The decision upends the 68-year-old’s political future and likely erases any chance for him to regain power.

Five judges on the nation’s highest electoral court agreed that Bolsonaro used government communication channels to promote his campaign and sowed distrust about the vote. Two judges voted against the move.

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According to Carlos Melo, a political science professor at Insper University in Sao Paulo, “This decision will end Bolsonaro’s chances of being president again, and he knows it.”

“After this, he will try to stay out of jail, elect some of his allies to keep his political capital, but it is very unlikely he will ever return to the presidency,” he added.

This Online News Media gathered that the court rulling recalled a situation on a July 18, 2022, meeting where Bolsonaro used government staffers, the state television channel and the presidential palace in Brasilia to tell foreign ambassadors that the country’s electronic voting system was rigged.

Confirming the incident, Judge Carmen Lucia said, “The meeting did take place. It was convened by the then-president. Its content is available. It was examined by everyone, and there was never a denial that it did happen.”