BOLSONARO
Jair Bolsonaro placed under house arrest
Senator Flávio Bolsonaro calls his father during Sunday’s rallies. Jair Bolsonaro’s online participation led to the Supreme Court placing him under house arrest. Photo: Saulo Angelo/Thenews2/Folhapress
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Monday placed former President Jair Bolsonaro under house arrest,1 escalating a political standoff that is increasingly reverberating beyond the country’s borders.
Moraes said Bolsonaro had shown “blatant disregard” for court-ordered restrictions, justifying the decision by warning that further violations could land the former president not in home detention but in police custody.
The order came one day after…
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