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Brazil’s Bolsonaro Appeals House Arrest Order
BRAZIL, AUG 5 – Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered Bolsonaro's house arrest after violations of court bans amid a trial accusing him of plotting a coup following the 2022 election.
- In Brasília, a judge placed Jair Bolsonaro under house arrest on August 4, 2025, barring visitors except his lawyers and mobile phone use.
- Amid his ongoing trial, Bolsonaro, former President, was prohibited from sharing remarks through third parties, violating court restrictions during his alleged coup plot after the 2022 election.
- Meanwhile, authorities seized phones from Bolsonaro's residence and prohibited him from using mobile phones, as prosecutors allege he was involved in actions to overturn the 2022 election.
- On Wednesday, the United States condemned the restrictions as an attack on democracy, while Bolsonaro's lawyers vowed to appeal the house arrest order.
- With Brazil's 2026 presidential elections on the horizon, analysts warn that any association with Bolsonaro will be a political liability as the trial concludes in the coming weeks.
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While the South American country demands respect from Washington, mass protests are taking place in the streets.
On Wednesday, the defense of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro filed an appeal seeking to revoke the house arrest decreed by the Supreme Court of that country against him, for violating one of the precautionary measures imposed on him after being charged with obstructing the proceedings in which he was charged with an attempted coup d'état against President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.In addition to carrying an electronic ankle ring to pre…
Brazil’s Bolsonaro appeals house arrest order
BRASILIA, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Lawyers for former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro appealed on Wednesday a house arrest order imposed against him earlier this week, a document sent to the Supreme Court and seen by Reuters showed.
Lawyers for former Brazilian President Bolsonaro have appealed the house arrest imposed on him by the Supreme Court earlier this week. Bolsonaro is suspected of attempting a coup d'état. The judge ordered him to wear an ankle monitor last month and banned him from using social media. He was given house arrest because, according to the judge, he violated the social media ban. Recent interviews and statements by Bolsonaro have been shared on his s…
By Ricardo Brito
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