A court has ordered former Brazilian President Jair Bolsono to wear an ankle tag and put it under curfew on the possibility of absconding during the trial.
Bolsonaro – In power in 2019-22 – It is accused of conspiring a coup to prevent President Luiz Inceno Lula da Silva from assuming office in 2023. He denies any wrongdoing.
US President Donald Trump is trying to reduce the case against his colleague, which he calls a “witch hunt” by threatening tariffs standing on Brazilian goods. On Friday, the US canceled the visa for Brazilian judicial officials involved in the case.
Bolsonro said that there was “supreme insult” in court sanctions and he never considered leaving Brazil.
On Friday, the police raided his house and political headquarters on the orders of the Supreme Court.
Judge Alexandre D Mores also ordered that Bolsoro be banned from social media and stops communicating with his son, Eduardo Bolsono, who are lobbying for him in the US, and foreign ambassadors, diplomats, or embassies.
The former president will be placed under 24-hour monitoring and will have to follow the curfew of the night.
Judge Mores said Bolsonaro was deliberately and illegally working, along with his son Eduardo for sanctions imposed on Brazilian public authorities.
In a statement, Bolsonro’s lawyers expressed “surprise and displeasure” over the court’s decision, saying that the former President “always complied with the court orders”.
According to the federal police, Bolsono has attempted to obstruct the trial and attempted to complete the tasks that forcefully, hindrance in justice and an attack on national sovereignty.
At the end of Friday, US State Secretary Marco Rubio stated that he had “the court revived the visa” immediately effectively effectively effectively effective family members.
Last week, US President threatens 50% tariff on Brazil’s belongings From 1 August, directly citing the treatment of Brazil’s Bolsoro.
Lula said that he would say Match any tariff on Brazil by AmericaIn a post on X, the President said that Brazil was “a sovereign country with independent institutions” and “no one above the law”.
On Thursday, Trump posted a letter on Truth Social, which he sent to Bolsonro, in which he said that the criminal case was for political harassment and his tariff danger was aimed at increasing pressure on Brazilian officials to give up allegations.
The US President compared the prosecution to legal matters, which he faced himself between his two presidents.
A week after Lula’s inauguration in January 2023, Bolsono has been tested by its supporters on the incidents of concluding the storm of government buildings.
Eight defendants are accused of five allegations: trying an coup, participation in an armed criminal organization, attempted violent eradication of democratic rule of law, attempted to deteriorate, loss and listed heritage.
If found guilty, the 70 -year -old Bolsoro can withstand decades behind bars.
The former President has constantly denied allegations against him, called him “serious and baseless” and claimed to be a victim of “political harassment” with the aim of preventing the President’s running again in 2026.
Speaking in court in June, Bolsonro said that a coup was a “disgusting thing” And between him and his military commanders “the coup was never talked”.
He reduced the presidential election for his leftist rival Lula in 2022.
Bolsoro never publicly accepted defeat. Many of his supporters camped outside the army barrack in an attempt to convince Lula from administering the oath.
A week after Lula’s inauguration, on 8 January 2023, Thousands of Bolsono supporters storm Brazil’s Congress, Supreme Court and Presidency Palace Federal investigators say it was an attempt of an coup.
Bolsono was in the US at that time and he always denied any links to the rioters.
A federal investigation and incidents going on top of the riots were launched. Investigators later stated that they had found evidence of a “criminal organization”, which “worked in a coordinated manner” to keep the then President Bolsonro in power “.
His 884-Page report, which was unheard of in November 2024, alleged that “the then President Jayas Mesias Bolsoro planned, acted and directly and effectively find out about the works of criminal organization, which aimed to start the coup and abolish the democratic rules of law”.
Brazil’s Attorney General Paulo Gonet proceeded in his report published in February, accused Bolsoro that not only was made aware of it, but led to those who say they demanded to overthrow Lula.