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Bolsonaro could become ineligible to run for office soon after Easter.

Bolsonaro is accused of abusing political power and misusing the media.

Jair Bolsonaro - 03/02/2023 (Photo: REUTERS/Marco Bello)

247 - "The trial that could make Bolsonaro ineligible to run for office may take place as early as the second week of April, right after the Easter holiday," reports journalist Thaís Oyama in her column on [website name]. portal UOL 

According to the journalist, “Minister Benedito Gonçalves, the general inspector of the Electoral Court, has just declared the instruction phase of the main case against former President Jair Bolsonaro at the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) closed. The case investigates the meeting Bolsonaro had with foreign ambassadors at the Alvorada Palace on July 18, when he attacked electronic voting machines and criticized ministers of the Supreme Federal Court (STF). The former president is accused of abuse of political power and misuse of the media.”