Overview

• Defense attorneys filed a sealed petition to the STF rapporteur requesting permission to speak with Jair Bolsonaro by telephone while he remains confined at home.
• They also asked to revoke house arrest and other precautionary measures, arguing Bolsonaro was not charged by the prosecutor general in the coercion inquiry.
• Lawyer Celso Vilardi said the phone ban forces only in-person meetings and that frequent São Paulo–Brasília trips are slow and costly for the defense.
• Bolsonaro’s confinement stems from a coercion probe tied to alleged efforts to prompt U.S. sanctions on Supreme Court ministers, with Moraes citing violations of social‑media restrictions and ordering his phone seized.
• In a separate development, Moraes asked Bolsonaro’s defense to say whether he wishes to grant interviews requested by Folha de S.Paulo, Veja and the Café com Ferri podcast.