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Brazil Supreme Court Imposes House Arrest on Jair Bolsonaro

The move follows his repeated use of allied social media accounts to incite attacks on the Supreme Court.

El expresidente de Brasil, Jair Bolsonaro, habla con la prensa tras salir del edificio del Senado en Brasilia, el 26 de marzo de 2025
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Sacos de café de Brasil listos para la exportación. Foto: Reuters

Overview

  • Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered Bolsonaro confined to his Brasilia residence under house arrest with an electronic ankle monitor and strict visitor limits.
  • Federal Police executed a court-approved search of his home, seizing all phones and devices capable of accessing social media.
  • The court found Bolsonaro violated bans by using allied and family accounts to post messages encouraging assaults on government institutions and backing foreign intervention in Brazil’s judiciary.
  • President Trump’s administration imposed a 50 percent tariff on key Brazilian imports, revoked visas of eight Supreme Court justices and froze assets of Judge Alexandre de Moraes.
  • Judicial officials warned that any further breach of restrictions could trigger pretrial detention as the trial for alleged election subversion and coup plotting proceeds.