Brazil’s Supreme Court orders house arrest for former President Jair Bolsonaro


By MAURICIO SAVARESE

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s Supreme Court on Monday ordered the house arrest for the country’s former President Jair Bolsonaro, on trial for allegedly masterminding a coup plot to remain in office despite his defeat in the 2022 election — a case that has gripped the South American country as it faces a trade war with the Trump administration.

Tens of thousands of Bolsonaro supporters took the streets in the cities of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, pleading for Brazil’s congress to pardon him and hundreds of others who are under trial for their roles in the destruction of government buildings in capital Brasilia on Jan. 8, 2023.

The latest decision from the top court keeps Bolsonaro under ankle monitoring, allows only family members and lawyers to visit him and seizes all mobile phones from his home.

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