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Brazil Court Upholds Bolsonaro's Humanitarian House Arrest

7/4/2026

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Justice Alexandre de Moraes ruled humanitarian house arrest for Jair Bolsonaro remains reasonable because his health improved.
Brazil’s Supreme Court ordered Bolsonaro to stay under house arrest.
He is 71 and serving a 27-year term for plotting a coup after losing the 2022 election to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Prosecutor General Paulo Gonet urged maintaining the house arrest despite a seized firearm belonging to a security aide.

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Justice Alexandre de Moraes ruled humanitarian house arrest for Jair Bolsonaro remains reasonable because his health improved.
Brazil’s Supreme Court ordered Bolsonaro to stay under house arrest.
He is 71 and serving a 27-year term for plotting a coup after losing the 2022 election to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Prosecutor General Paulo Gonet urged maintaining the house arrest despite a seized firearm belonging to a security aide.