Brazil top court orders house arrest of ex-Prez, Trump ally Bolsonaro

Brazil’s Supreme Court on Monday ordered the house arrest for former President Jair Bolsonaro, on trial for allegedly masterminding a coup plot to remain in office despite his defeat in the 2022 election — a case that has gripped the South American country as it faces a trade war with the US administration.

Justice Alexandre de Moraes said in his decision that the former president had violated precautionary measures imposed on him by spreading content through his three lawmaker sons.

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