Jair Bolsonaro already knows he lost.
In the former president’s circle, including lawyers, no one expects that the outcome of the TSE trial scheduled for the 22nd will be anything other than a decision on his ineligibility.
The result most often cited by allies is 5 to 2, with the two possible votes for Bolsonaro being Minister Kassio Nunes Marques’s, seen as likely, and Raul Araújo, seen as doubtful.
Bolsonaro, strategists and allies say, has been “prepared” for that outcome since his return from the US. Contrary to what happened in the presidential election, when he fell into a depressed state with the loss, convinced that he would win, the former captain will not be surprised this time.
Victimization will be the strategy he must use in response to conviction. In his recent interviews and public speeches, Bolsonaro reiterated that he was the target of political persecution from opponents.
The trial of the former captain in the proceedings, in which he answers charges of abuse of power and media abuse at the meeting with ambassadors where he launched attacks on the electoral system last July, is scheduled in three sessions , beginning on 22 and ends on the 29th. The schedule is only interrupted when one of the TSE ministers asks for more time to analyze the case. In this case, you have 30 days, which can be extended by an additional 30 days, to return the case and allow the case to be reopened.
After the ruling is published, Bolsonaro’s defense will have three days to file a declaratory embargo request to clarify any omissions or inconsistencies in the court’s decision.
Once that step is taken, there will only be an extraordinary appeal to the federal court, where the former president could hardly escape another defeat.