US EditionBrazil's top court threatens Bolsonaro with arrest, demands explanation for order breach
BRAZIL, JUL 22 – Justice Alexandre de Moraes warned former president Jair Bolsonaro of immediate arrest if he violates a social media ban amid an investigation into an alleged coup plot, court documents say.
- A Brazilian Supreme Court judge has threatened Jair Bolsonaro with imprisonment for violating a social media ban related to coup allegations.
- Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered Bolsonaro to wear an ankle bracelet and banned his social media use due to coup plotting allegations.
- Moraes stated that any attempt by Bolsonaro to circumvent the ruling could lead to his arrest.
- Bolsonaro called the ban on his social media use 'cowardice' and asserted his intention to continue engaging with the press.
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