Overview

• Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes directed the Federal District police to maintain round-the-clock, real-time surveillance at Jair Bolsonaro’s residence during his house arrest.
• Prosecutors formally asked for permanent monitoring after a petition by lawmaker Lindbergh Farias, who argued for preventive detention and warned of a concrete risk of flight.
• Bolsonaro remains under an electronic ankle monitor with a nightly curfew and is barred from social media, diplomatic premises, and contact with other defendants, according to court orders.
• Federal Police reported that Bolsonaro recently communicated with co-defendants and shared up to 300 supportive videos via WhatsApp in defiance of prior restrictions.
• Investigators say they found a 33-page draft asylum request addressed to Argentina’s President Javier Milei and have recommended obstruction charges, while Bolsonaro’s defense rejects the flight-risk claim; a verdict is expected between September 2 and 12 and could carry a sentence of up to 40 years.