Brazil's Former President Bolsonaro Ordered to Wear Electric Ankle Monitor
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Brazil’s Market Buckles as U.S. Tariffs and Political Upheaval Stir Investor Anxiety
Brazil’s Ibovespa closed at 133,381 points on Friday, falling 1.61%. The market saw a clear wave of risk aversion. Investors responded as the Supreme Federal Court placed ex-President Bolsonaro under house arrest and fitted him with an ankle monitor, citing his improper outreach to U.S. officials regarding ongoing legal matters. The U.S. this week further […]
The former head of state, already prosecuted for attempted coup d'état, was searched and then placed under electronic bracelet on Friday, 18 July. He is accused of obstruction of justice for attempting to instrumentalize US sanctions against Brazil.
Brazil's former President Bolsonaro ordered to wear electric ankle monitor
Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has been ordered to wear an ankle monitor, his press office has confirmed. The development on Friday came as federal police conducted searches at his home and his party’s headquarters in Brasília. The former president…


According to media reports, Bolsonaro's son had worked with Washington to impose sanctions on a judge who presided over the trial against his father
Brazil's Supreme Court issued a search warrant and a restraining order against former President Jair Bolsonaro on July 18, barring him from contacting foreign officials after he allegedly asked US President Donald Trump for help.
Brazil courtroom locations restraints on Bolsonaro, citing Trump ties
BRASILIA: Brazil’s Supreme Courtroom on Friday (July 18) issued search warrants and restrictions in opposition to former president Jair Bolsonaro, accusing him of searching for assist from US President Donald Trump to intrude within the nation’s justice system. Federal police raided Bolsonaro’s residence and fitted him with an ankle monitor, based on the order signed by Justice Alexandre de Moraes. The courtroom additionally barred him from cont…
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