(Patria) - A Brazilian federal court has ordered former President Jair Bolsonaro to pay 1 million reais ($188,865) in damages for collective moral harm arising from racist comments he made while in power, Reuters reported.
The investigation was launched due to Bolsonaro's remarks to a black supporter who approached him in May 2021 and asked him to take a photo. The former president joked, saying he saw a cockroach in the man's hair. He also compared the hairstyle to a "cockroach nest," implying the hair was unclean.
His defense previously told the media that the former leader's remarks were intended as jokes, not racist statements, denying any intention to cause offense.
The ruling comes less than a week after Brazil's Supreme Court sentenced the former army captain to 27 years and three months in prison for attempting a coup after he lost the 2022 re-election bid.
Tuesday's court decision also coincides with Bolsonaro's hospitalization in Brasilia after falling ill at his residence, where he remains under house arrest.
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