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Ex-Brazil president Bolsonaro must wear monitoring device: Supreme Court

A Brazilian Supreme Court judge on Friday imposed electronic monitoring on former president Jair Bolsonaro. The ruling means Bolsonaro must wear an ankle device as a condition of his release while on trial for allegedly plotting a coup.

Published July 18,2025
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Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro must wear an electronic monitoring device as he awaits a verdict in his trial on charges of plotting a coup, a Supreme Court judge ruled Friday.

Judge Alexandre de Moraes, a Bolsonaro adversary who is overseeing the trial now in its final stages, said the far-right leader and his son Eduardo had committed "hostile acts" against Brazil.