Brazil, judge Moraes authorizes 10 guests at Bolsonaro's daughter's birthday party

Brazilian Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes has authorized former president Jair Bolsonaro to receive ten guests at his home in Brasilia to celebrate his daughter Laura's 16th birthday tomorrow. The decision, adopted at the request of the defense, allows a family lunch during which the participants will have to respect the safety rules and the instructions of the officers in charge of surveillance.

Guests include former first lady Michelle Bolsonaro's father and stepmother, some of her half-siblings and a professional in charge of preparing the barbecue. Bolsonaro is serving a 27-year and three-month prison sentence under house arrest for an attempted coup d'état. The authorization constitutes an exception to the restrictions that prevent him from receiving visits without the green light of the judiciary.

At the beginning of the week and after a 90-day suspension, Moraes had also authorized the resumption of visits to the father of Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, who on October 25 will face the outgoing and re-nominated president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the second round.