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Brazil’s Supreme Court has ordered former President Jair Bolsonaro to be placed under house arrest over claims he was involved in a plot to stage a coup.
Eko Hot Blog reports that Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who is overseeing the case, issued the ruling after stating that the former right-wing leader violated court-imposed restrictions that had been placed on him earlier in July.
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Bolsonaro, who denies any wrongdoing, is accused of attempting to undermine Brazil’s democracy by promoting false narratives and encouraging attacks against the judiciary.
His legal team has, however, dismissed the accusations and promised to appeal the house arrest decision. According to reports by Reuters, Bolsonaro’s lawyers argue that he has not breached any restraining order and is being unfairly targeted.
As part of the restrictions, the former president is now banned from using mobile phones or receiving visitors, except for his legal team or others approved by the court.
The ruling also accuses Bolsonaro of using allies, including his sons, to circulate messages encouraging foreign interference and discrediting the country’s judicial system.
In one incident cited by Justice Moraes, Bolsonaro’s son, Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, briefly connected his father via speakerphone to a crowd of supporters during a pro-Bolsonaro rally in Rio de Janeiro.
The senator later deleted a video of the moment from his Instagram page a move the court viewed as an attempt to cover up the violation of legal orders.
“The former president has shown blatant disregard for court directives. The judiciary will not be mocked simply because a defendant wields political or financial influence.”
Bolsonaro, who led Brazil from 2019 to 2022, is currently facing multiple legal battles over his actions during and after his tenure.
