Brazilian Judge Threatens Bolsonaro Over Speech Shared On Social Media

Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro (C) made the speech at Congress, but did not post it from his own social media accounts (Credit: AFP)

A Brazilian Supreme Court judge has threatened former president Jair Bolsonaro with imprisonment, arguing that the sharing of a speech of his by online users was a "violation" of a social media ban, according to a document accessed by AFP on Monday.

The far-right former president, who is accused of attempting a "coup" against his successor Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, made a speech Monday that quickly went viral on social media.