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Brazilian police searched the home and political headquarters of former President Jair Bolsonaro after the country's Supreme Court issued warrants and restraining orders. As part of the orders, Bolsonaro is prohibited from contacting foreign officials.
Bolsonaro told reporters on Friday that he felt the court's latest orders were meant for his "supreme humiliation," according to Reuters,.
Criminal police agents stand in front State Secretariat of Penitentiary Administration headquarters as the former President Jair Bolsonaro in Brasilia, Brazil July 18, 2025. (REUTERS/Adriano)
The former Brazilian president has been ordered to wear an ankle monitor. Additionally, he has been banned from using social media and approaching embassies, according to Reuters, which cited a decision issued by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes. The justice also said there was a "concrete possibility" that Bolsonaro would try to flee.
Furthermore, the outlet reported that Bolsonaro is prohibited from contacting his son, Eduardo, who has been lobbying Washington to help his father.
RUBIO BANS OUTPOSTS COMMENTING ON ELECTIONS UNLESS ‘CLEAR & COMPELLING’ US INTEREST
Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro arrives to the State Secretariat of Penitentiary Administration headquarters in Brasilia, Brazil July 18, 2025. (REUTERS/Adriano Machado)
Media outlets in Brazil reported that the former president has been forbidden from leaving home between 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
Brazilian federal police searched former President Jair Bolsonaro's home and political headquarters on July 18, 2025. (Reuters)
TRUMP CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE END TO ‘UNJUST’ TRIAL OF FORMER BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT JAIR BOLSONARO
On Thursday, President Donald Trump called for an immediate end to the trial, saying that Bolsonaro is the victim of an "unjust system."
"I have seen the terrible treatment you are receiving at the hands of an unjust system turned against you. This should end immediately!" Trump wrote in a letter he sent to Bolsonaro, which the president posted on his Truth Social account Thursday evening.
