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Tiago Rogero in Rio de Janeiro and Tom Phillips in Brasília

US condemns Brazil supreme court judge for ordering house arrest of ex-president Jair Bolsonaro

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Jair Bolsonaro leaves the Liberal party headquarters in Brasília, Brazil, on 24 July. Photograph: Jorge Silva/Reuters

In a move immediately condemned by the US, a Brazilian supreme court judge has ordered the house arrest of former president Jair Bolsonaro for breaching “preventative measures” that were imposed ahead of his trial for an alleged coup attempt.

According to the ruling on Monday by Justice Alexandre de Moraes, the far-right leader breached a ban on using social media which was imposed last month, when he was also ordered to wear an electronic ankle tag.

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