The Federal Police (Polícia Federal) has published an official act ordering the immediate return of Eduardo Bolsonaro to the force in order to regularise his formal employment status. The directive, which appears in Friday’s Diário Oficial da União, follows the Chamber of Deputies’ decision last month to declare the loss of his parliamentary mandate for accumulated unexcused absences.
The published act specifies that the return is “exclusively for declaratory and formal regularisation” and warns that failure to present himself may prompt administrative and disciplinary measures. According to the Federal Police, the measure aims to update personnel records and ensure the correct procedural steps are taken now that his parliamentary link has ended.
Eduardo Bolsonaro joined the Federal Police in 2010 as an escrivão. While serving as a federal deputy he remained on leave from active police duties, as permitted under Brazilian rules on the accumulation of public posts and elected office. He has been in the United States since March of last year after taking a leave from his mandate, and his extended absence was among the factors that precipitated the parliamentary decision.
Eduardo Bolsonaro return to Federal Police
The Federal Police’s order makes clear that the reappearance is a procedural requirement. Officials will use the return to adjust employment records, determine any outstanding administrative matters linked to his period of absence, and apply standard personnel rules. The authority added that the presence of the server is necessary to complete the regularisation and to avoid further administrative steps.
In December, the Chamber’s Mesa Diretora notified that Mr Bolsonaro had lost his seat after recording a sufficient number of unexcused absences from plenary sessions. With the parliamentary mandate terminated, the legal basis for his leave from the Federal Police no longer applies, leaving the force to require his prompt readmission to its administrative framework.
Federal Police sources stressed that the readmission is not intended to resume operational duties immediately; rather, it is a formal measure to close the employment chapter associated with his time as an elected representative. The act published in the DOU establishes deadlines and administrative parameters that the agency will follow once he is back on the roster.
The notice also carries a firm reminder: non-compliance could trigger standard administrative proceedings. Those could range from routine inquiries into the circumstances of the absence to disciplinary measures if the Federal Police judges them appropriate under internal rules. The exact administrative path will depend on Mr Bolsonaro’s response and any documentation he presents upon reappearing.
Observers note that the step underscores how personnel law and parliamentary rules intersect when elected officials return to public service roles previously held. For the Federal Police, the priority is ensuring records reflect the present status of its staff and that all statutory requirements are observed.
At the time of publication there was no public statement from Eduardo Bolsonaro confirming arrangements to comply with the order. The Federal Police’s act remains in force while administrative procedures proceed, and further notices may appear in the Diário Oficial should additional measures be required.
Key Takeaways:
- The Federal Police has ordered the immediate return of Eduardo Bolsonaro to regularise his employment status with the force.
- Eduardo Bolsonaro return to Federal Police is required solely for administrative purposes after the Chamber declared his mandate lost due to unexcused absences.
- The act published in the Diário Oficial warns that continued absence may lead to disciplinary and administrative measures.
