Bolsonaro under house arrest is the latest twist in Brazil’s growing political storm. Former President Jair Bolsonaro was placed under house arrest by the Brazil Supreme Court for breaking court orders in an ongoing coup investigation.

The Brazilian Supreme Court has ordered the house arrest of former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is on trial over an alleged plot to overturn the results of the 2022 presidential election.

Jair Bolsonaro was ordered into house arrest by a justice of Brazil’s top court who said the former president disobeyed a ban from using social media while standing trial for an alleged coup attempt.The order was signed by Justice Alexandre de Moraes and published Monday evening.