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Brazil’s Supreme Court Orders Electronic Bracelet and House Arrest for Bolsonaro

The court said the restrictions aim to prevent flight ahead of the defense phase.

Washington (United States), 18/07/2025.- US President Donald Trump speaks during a dinner with Republican senators and other guests in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 18 July 2025. EFE/EPA/FRANCIS CHUNG / POOL
FOTODELDÍA . BRASILIA (BRASIL), 18/07/2025.- El expresidente de Brasil Jair Bolsonaro, sale de la sede de la Policía Federal este viernes, en Brasilia (Brasil). Bolsonaro, procesado por golpismo y objeto de diversas medidas cautelares, llegó a la sede de la Policía Federal en Brasilia, trasladado por agentes para que le sea colocada una tobillera electrónica, como ha determinado la Justicia. EFE/André Borges
Las cinco nuevas medidas cautelares impuesta a Bolsonaro por orden de la Corte Suprema
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Overview

  • Ankle monitoring was imposed to track Bolsonaro around the clock after judges cited evidence of concrete flight risks
  • He must stay in his Brasília residence from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. on weekdays and for the entire day on weekends and holidays
  • Bolsonaro is barred from using social media directly or through intermediaries to block potential interference with the trial
  • The measures forbid any contact with foreign diplomats and co-defendants, including his son Eduardo Bolsonaro, and require a 200 meter distance from embassies and consulates
  • Federal Police seized about $20,000 in cash at his home during a raid that the court highlighted as proof of possible escape planning