Brazil’s Supreme Court issued a house arrest order on Monday for former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is on trial for allegedly masterminding a coup plot following his defeat to incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the 2022 general elections.
Judge Alexandre de Moraes, who has been leading investigations into Bolsonaro’s alleged misconduct before the top court said the 70-year-old former president had violated precautionary measures imposed on him by spreading content through his three lawmaker sons.
