Juliano Medeiros

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Juliano Medeiros is president of PSOL, which "was formed in 2004 after Brazil’s "was formed in 2004 after Brazil’s Workers' Party (PT), purged its left wing in an effort to pass an austerity-style pension reform. The purged activists regrouped as PSOL."

Repeated Call for arrest of Bolsonaro

L-R: Ivan Valente, Fernanda Melchionna, Henrique Vieira, Chico Alencar, Guilherme Boulos, Luciene Cavalcanti, Celia Xakriaba, Samia Bomfim

On February 1, 2023, PSOL leaders called for the arrest of Jair Bolsonaro, former president of Brazil.

PSOL deputies asked this Monday (2/1) that Minister Alexandre de Moraes, of the Federal Supreme Court, decree the preventive detention of former president Jair Bolsonaro (PL) for "encouraging criminal and terrorist acts".

Signatories included Juliano Medeiros:

Juliano Medeiros, president of PSOL, and by deputies Guilherme Boulos (SP), Samia Bomfim (SP), Fernanda Melchionna (RS), Ivan Valente (SP), Vivi Reis (PA), Aurea Carolina (MG), Glauber Medeiros (RJ), Luiza Erundina (SP), Taliria Petrone (SP), Erika Hilton (SP), Tarcisio Motta (SP), Chico Alencar (SP), Henrique Vieira (RJ), Celia Xakriaba (MG) and Luciene Cavalcanti (SP).

On February 15, 2023, the PSOL appeal was "reinforced" (translated):

"The PSOL bench in the Chamber of Deputies delivered, on Wednesday (15/2), the, a letter to the Minister of the Supreme Court (STF) Alexandre de Moraes with almost 300 thousand signatures collected by the acronym, to reinforce a request for pre-trial detention to former President Jair Bolsonaro (PL), which was filed in the STF on January 2.

"In addition to pre-trial detention, PSOL also calls for some precautionary measures against Bolsonaro: breach of telephone and telematic secrecy; and; search and seizure of evidence and documents to avoid any kind of destruction or concealment of criminal indications, seizure of your passport and suspension of your social networks."