Overview

• Judge Alexandre de Moraes ordered Jair Bolsonaro to wear an electronic ankle monitor, observe a nightly curfew and face social-media and foreign contact bans
• The measures are intended to prevent Bolsonaro and his allies from obstructing the ongoing trial over an alleged attempt to overturn the 2022 election
• Washington revoked visas for Moraes and other justices overseeing the case after Secretary of State Marco Rubio condemned the actions as political persecution
• President Trump threatened to impose 50% tariffs on Brazilian exports from August 1, denouncing Bolsonaro’s prosecution as a “witch-hunt”
• Bolsonaro faces over 40 years in prison if convicted and remains ineligible for public office until 2030