
US condemns house arrest of Brazil's ex-president Jair Bolsonaro
BBC
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US State Department responded to Brazil's supreme court order saying Bolsonaro allegedly breached a ban on using social media.
US State Department responded to Brazil's supreme court order saying Bolsonaro allegedly breached a ban on using social media.
Brazil’s Supreme Court on Monday ordered the house arrest of former President Jair Bolsonaro, on trial for allegedly masterminding a coup plot to remain in office despite his defeat in the 2022 election.
Brazilian authorities placed former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is standing trial on charges of plotting a coup, under house arrest on Monday, in a move that could escalate tensions with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.
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