Overview

• A Supreme Court judge has ordered Bolsonaro’s lawyers to justify the spread of his comments on social platforms under penalty of immediate imprisonment.
• He remains subject to electronic ankle monitoring and additional precautionary measures in an investigation into alleged obstruction of justice.
• Brazilian prosecutors have formally sought convictions for Bolsonaro and seven associates over a plot to overturn the 2022 election, exposing him to more than 40 years in prison.
• Bolsonaro is barred from seeking public office until 2030 for spreading disinformation about Brazil’s electronic voting system during the 2022 election.
• Legal pressure on Bolsonaro has escalated tensions with the United States, as President Trump threatens 50% tariffs on Brazilian goods from August and President Lula denounces the move as unacceptable blackmail.