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Supreme Court Threatens Bolsonaro With Arrest After He Defies Ankle Monitor Rules

Judge Alexandre de Moraes has given Bolsonaro’s defense 24 hours to explain his press appearances under threat of immediate imprisonment.

Overview

  • The Supreme Court’s July 18 measures include an electronic ankle monitor, a night-time and weekend curfew, and bans on social media and contact with certain associates.
  • Moraes warned that any broadcast or retransmission of Bolsonaro’s interviews on third-party social platforms is forbidden and could prompt his immediate detention.
  • In Congress, Bolsonaro lifted his pant leg to show the ankle device and decried it as “a symbol of maximum humiliation” as he continued to address reporters.
  • He remains confined to house arrest under these restrictions while facing coup charges with a verdict expected by October.
  • President Trump labeled the prosecution a “witch hunt,” threatened 50 percent tariffs on Brazilian exports and revoked visas of Supreme Court justices in protest.