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Bolsonaro Briefly Exits House Arrest for Hospital Visit as Lula Rebukes U.S. Tariff

Enforcement awaits publication of the court’s decision, with appeals expected.

Supporters react on the day former President Jair Bolsonaro undergoes a skin surgery procedure, authorized by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, leaving the house arrest after being convicted by a Supreme Court majority of plotting a coup to remain in power after losing the 2022 election, in Brasilia, Brazil, September 14, 2025. REUTERS/Diego Herculano
A supporter reacts on the day former President Jair Bolsonaro undergoes a skin surgery procedure, authorized by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, leaving the house arrest after being convicted by a Supreme Court majority of plotting a coup to remain in power after losing the 2022 election, in Brasilia, Brazil, September 14, 2025. REUTERS/Diego Herculano
Supporters pray outside DF Star Hospital on the day former President Jair Bolsonaro undergoes a skin surgery procedure, authorized by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, leaving the house arrest after being convicted by a Supreme Court majority of plotting a coup to remain in power after losing the 2022 election, in Brasilia, Brazil, September 14, 2025. REUTERS/Diego Herculano
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro leaves the hospital where he went to undergo a skin surgery procedure, authorized by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, leaving the house arrest after being convicted by a Supreme Court majority of plotting a coup to remain in power after losing the 2022 election, in Brasilia, Brazil, September 14, 2025. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

Overview

  • Brazil’s Supreme Court panel voted 4–1 to convict Jair Bolsonaro of plotting a coup and related crimes, issuing a sentence of roughly 27 years.
  • Prosecutors alleged the scheme included potential assassination plans using explosives, weapons of war or poison targeting Lula, the vice president and a Supreme Court justice.
  • The panel has up to 60 days to publish its ruling, after which Bolsonaro’s lawyers have five days for motions, and they plan to seek review by the full 11-justice court.
  • Bolsonaro remains under house arrest with an ankle monitor and on Sunday received a temporary release to DF Star hospital in Brasília, where doctors removed eight skin lesions before discharging him.
  • Tensions with the United States have intensified as President Donald Trump imposed a 50% tariff and announced sanctions and visa restrictions tied to the case, while Lula, in a New York Times op-ed, defended the judiciary and called the tariff political and illogical.