Brazil's Bolsonaro requests new investigation on supreme court judge, says source

Toffoli said there was no fair cause for it to go forward, according to a decision reviewed by Reuters. Bolsonaro announced late on Tuesday he was suing Moraes for abuse of authority, citing alleged "attacks on democracy," marking the latest episode in a running showdown between the president and the court that could spill into the country's upcoming presidential election.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has filed a new request with the country's top public prosecutor's office to investigate Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, a source with knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday.

The request, which is under judicial secrecy, is still being analyzed. The far-right president's move comes shortly after Supreme Court Justice Dias Toffoli dismissed a criminal lawsuit filed by Bolsonaro on Tuesday against Moraes. Toffoli said there was no fair cause for it to go forward, according to a decision reviewed by Reuters.

Bolsonaro announced late on Tuesday he was suing Moraes for abuse of authority, citing alleged "attacks on democracy," marking the latest episode in a running showdown between the president and the court that could spill into the country's upcoming presidential election. "Considering that the facts reported initially evidently do not constitute a crime and that there is no fair cause for the continuity of the case, I deny further action," Toffoli said in the document.

He said on Tuesday his lawsuit was supported by Moraes' "unjustified" probe into the president's role in the alleged sharing of disinformation, as well as an investigation into the Bolsonaro's accusations against the country's voting system. The president, who is up for re-election in October, has repeatedly cast doubt about the integrity of the upcoming vote.

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