Overview

• Justice Alexandre de Moraes directed continuous, discreet surveillance at Bolsonaro’s Brasília residence without entering the home or disturbing neighbors.
• Bolsonaro remains under house arrest with an electronic ankle monitor as closing arguments approach in early September in a case that carries a potential 40-year sentence.
• Federal police cite a 2024 draft request for asylum to Argentina and alleged violations of communication bans as grounds for concern he might abscond.
• Prosecutors formally sought full-time real-time monitoring, calling Bolsonaro a “concrete risk of flight,” and the court approved the request.
• Diplomatic and political fallout has deepened, with Eduardo Bolsonaro lobbying in Washington as President Donald Trump imposed 50% tariffs and sanctioned the presiding judge, while Bolsonaro’s allies feud over 2026 leadership plans.