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Bolsonaro Ordered Into House Arrest for Defying Brazil Court

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

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Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes issued a house arrest order for Jair Bolsonaro on Monday, further restricting his freedom on the grounds that the country's former president had again defied a ban on the use of social media.

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Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes issued a house arrest order for Jair Bolsonaro on Monday, further restricting his freedom on the grounds that the country's former president had again defied a ban on the use of social media.

This comes as one of his sons, Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, put him on speakerphone to address the crowd attending <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.verity.news/story/2025/bolsonaro-supporters-rally-across-brazil-amid-us-sanctions">a pro-Bolsonaro rally in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday</a>, and later posted, and deleted, the video online.

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This comes as one of his sons, Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, put him on speakerphone to address the crowd attending a pro-Bolsonaro rally in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, and later posted, and deleted, the video online.

Bolsonaro has been banned from using social media and <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.verity.news/story/2025/bolsonaro-ordered-to-wear-ankle-monitor-amid-trump-dispute">has been wearing an ankle monitor</a> since last month. Now placed under house arrest, the former president can only meet close family members and lawyers. Police seized all phones available at his property.

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Bolsonaro has been banned from using social media and has been wearing an ankle monitor since last month. Now placed under house arrest, the former president can only meet close family members and lawyers. Police seized all phones available at his property.

Justice Moraes wrote in his decision that "Justice is blind, but it is not foolish" in reference to claims that Bolsonaro has long sought to bypass court's orders in the hope of going unpunished due to his political and economic power.

Justice Moraes wrote in his decision that "Justice is blind, but it is not foolish" in reference to claims that Bolsonaro has long sought to bypass court's orders in the hope of going unpunished due to his political and economic power.

In response, the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs described Moraes as "a U.S.-sanctioned human rights abuser" and pledged to "hold accountable all those aiding ... sanctioned conduct." <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.verity.news/story/2025/trump-imposes-tariffs-on-brazil-over-bolsonaro-trial">Relations between Brasília and Washington have strained</a> over the trial against Bolsonaro.

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In response, the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs described Moraes as "a U.S.-sanctioned human rights abuser" and pledged to "hold accountable all those aiding ... sanctioned conduct." Relations between Brasília and Washington have strained over the trial against Bolsonaro.

Moraes ordered the house arrest of Bolsonaro just hours after <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.verity.news/story/2025/brazil-court-used-social-media-to-target-jan-protesters">the release of the so-called Jan. 8 Files</a>, a journalistic investigation claiming that the Supreme Court justice overstepped legal limits to persecute Bolsonaro supporters in connection with the storming of key government buildings.

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Moraes ordered the house arrest of Bolsonaro just hours after the release of the so-called Jan. 8 Files, a journalistic investigation claiming that the Supreme Court justice overstepped legal limits to persecute Bolsonaro supporters in connection with the storming of key government buildings.

This house arrest marks another escalation by the most powerful Supreme Court justice in Brazil and the country's de facto dictator in a bid to use Brazilian institutions to silence political dissent. His behavior also suggests a self-destructive intent to provoke the Trump administration after being sanctioned under the Global Magnitsky Act.

This house arrest marks another escalation by the most powerful Supreme Court justice in Brazil and the country's de facto dictator in a bid to use Brazilian institutions to silence political dissent. His behavior also suggests a self-destructive intent to provoke the Trump administration after being sanctioned under the Global Magnitsky Act.

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From banning X in Brazil to this latest house arrest, Moraes continues to prove that no one is above the law. The judge's fight against far-right populism is unlikely to cease anytime soon, as Bolsonaro continues flouting his vitriolic politics in contravention of Brazilian law and sovereignty.

From banning X in Brazil to this latest house arrest, Moraes continues to prove that no one is above the law. The judge's fight against far-right populism is unlikely to cease anytime soon, as Bolsonaro continues flouting his vitriolic politics in contravention of Brazilian law and sovereignty.

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There's a 20% chance that Jair Bolsonaro will be imprisoned before September 2025, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

There's a 20% chance that Jair Bolsonaro will be imprisoned before September 2025, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

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