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Brazil Supreme Court Authorizes Searches and Ankle Monitor for Bolsonaro

The measures address allegations that he plotted to overturn the 2022 election in an ongoing Supreme Court trial.

Jair Bolsonaro is facing trial over an alleged plot to overturn the results of the 2022 presidential election and remain in power.
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Overview

  • Brazil’s federal police carried out two Supreme Court-ordered search and seizure warrants at Jair Bolsonaro’s home and Liberal Party headquarters in Brasília
  • The court imposed an electronic ankle monitor as a precautionary measure against the former president
  • Bolsonaro has been barred from speaking with foreign officials under the new restrictions
  • He is prohibited from using social media or contacting individuals under Supreme Federal Court investigation, including his son Eduardo Bolsonaro
  • He stands trial before the Supreme Court on allegations of plotting to overturn the 2022 election and faces more than four decades in prison if convicted