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Brazil's Supreme Court orders house arrest for Bolsonaro
Former President Jair Bolsonaro smiles while leaving the Liberal Party headquarters in Brasilia, Brazil, July 23, 2025
BRAZIL’S Supreme Court has ordered that former president Jair Bolsonaro be placed under house arrest.
The far-right politician is on trial for allegedly masterminding a coup attempt in the wake of his 2022 election defeat.
Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who is overseeing the case, said in his decision on Monday that the 70-year-old had violated precautionary measures imposed on him by spreading content through his three sons.
In a statement, Mr Bolsonaro’s lawyers said he would appeal against the court’s order.
They claimed that his words “good afternoon, Copacabana, good afternoon my Brazil, a hug to everyone, this is for our freedom” — broadcast from the phone of one of his sons during a protest in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday — could not “be regarded as ignoring precautionary measures or as a criminal act.”
The trial has received renewed attention in the United States after President Donald Trump directly tied a 50 per cent tariff on imports from Brazil to his ally’s judicial situation.
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