Overview

• Judge Alexandre de Moraes authorized inspections of the interior and trunks of all vehicles leaving Jair Bolsonaro’s residence and ordered monitoring of exterior areas adjacent to neighboring homes.
• The ruling cited perimeter “blind spots” identified by authorities, after the Federal Police sought interior home surveillance that prosecutors opposed and the judge declined to approve.
• Bolsonaro has been under house arrest since August 4 with an electronic ankle monitor as the Supreme Court considers verdicts for him and seven former aides.
• The defendants face charges including criminal association, attempted violent abolition of the democratic rule of law, coup d’état, and damage to public property, with potential penalties reported at roughly 40 years.
• Security in Brasília has been markedly reinforced with bans on demonstrations, patrols, and drone operations through September 12, while allies condemn the measures and police point to a draft asylum request to Argentina found on Bolsonaro’s phone.