Overview

• Moraes’ ruling authorizes visits from Bolsonaro’s sons, daughters-in-law, grandchildren and other close relatives without prior judicial approval.
• Visitors remain subject to bans on mobile phones, photography and video recording at the residence.
• Bolsonaro was placed under house arrest on August 3 for allegedly violating precautionary measures, including a social media ban, and continues to wear an electronic ankle monitor and observe a nightly curfew.
• The former president denies wrongdoing in the coup plot trial and has pledged to appeal the house arrest decision.
• President Donald Trump has condemned the proceedings as a “witch hunt” and threatened 50% tariffs on Brazilian imports in support of Bolsonaro.