Brazil Places Jair Bolsonaro Under 24-Hour Surveillance Amid Coup Plot Trial
Brazil’s Supreme Court has ordered round-the-clock surveillance of former President Jair Bolsonaro, citing him as a potential “flight risk.” Justice Alexandre de Moraes directed the federal police to conduct full-time monitoring of the 70-year-old ex-leader, who is currently under house arrest. Bolsonaro is awaiting the verdict in a coup-plotting case, where prosecutors have accused him…
Brazil’s Supreme Court has ordered round-the-clock surveillance of former President Jair Bolsonaro, citing him as a potential “flight risk.”
Justice Alexandre de Moraes directed the federal police to conduct full-time monitoring of the 70-year-old ex-leader, who is currently under house arrest.
Bolsonaro is awaiting the verdict in a coup-plotting case, where prosecutors have accused him of conspiring to overturn the 2022 election results. If convicted, he could face up to 40 years in prison.
