{"id":2463468,"date":"2025-07-18T11:27:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T15:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-brazilian-president-bolsonaro-ordered-to-wear-ankle-monitor-ahead-of-coup-trial\/"},"modified":"2025-07-18T11:28:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T15:28:04","slug":"ex-brazilian-president-bolsonaro-ordered-to-wear-ankle-monitor-ahead-of-coup-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-brazilian-president-bolsonaro-ordered-to-wear-ankle-monitor-ahead-of-coup-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Brazilian president Bolsonaro ordered to wear ankle monitor ahead of coup trial"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fex-brazilian-president-bolsonaro-ordered-to-wear-ankle-monitor-ahead-of-coup-trial%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2463468&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been ordered by Brazil&#8217;s supreme Court to wear an ankle monitor following a police raid on his home. This measure comes ahead of his upcoming trial for an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/can-religious-liberty-survive-covid-19\/\" title=\"Can Religious Liberty Survive COVID-19?\">alleged coup attempt<\/a> after losing the 2022 presidential election to Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da silva. Bolsonaro denies involvement but has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-ripped-for-bizarre-distortion-of-clarence-thomas-dissent-in-pa-election-case\/\" title=\"CNN Ripped For \u2018Bizarre Distortion\u2019 Of Clarence Thomas Dissent In PA Election Case\">claimed election fraud<\/a>, which fueled a violent assault on Brazil&#8217;s capital by his supporters. in addition to the ankle monitor, Bolsonaro faces restrictions including a ban on social media use, an evening curfew, and prohibitions on communicating with foreign diplomats or visiting embassies. His legal team expressed surprise and indignation at these new measures, emphasizing his compliance with previous judicial rulings.The trump administration has criticized Brazil&#8217;s treatment of Bolsonaro, launching a trade investigation and threatening tariffs, while former President trump defended Bolsonaro as honest and treated unfairly. Meanwhile, Lula is leveraging the situation to rally his progressive base.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Ex-Brazilian president Bolsonaro ordered to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >wear ankle monitor ahead<\/a> of coup trial<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2176757\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3473182\/trump-administration-brazil-trade-investigation-witch-hunt-jair-bolsonaro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro<\/a> is sporting a new ankle monitor after police raided his home on Friday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/brazil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">at the orders<\/a> of the nation&rsquo;s Supreme Court and attached the device to him.<\/p>\n<p>Bolsonaro is about to stand trial for his alleged coup plot after he lost the 2022 Brazilian Presidential election to Luiz In&aacute;cio Lula da Silva. He denies that he was involved, but he has made claims of election fraud, which his supporters drew on in their assault on Brazil&rsquo;s capital, Brasilia.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3475445\/fighting-resumes-southern-syria-bedouin\/\">Fighting resumes in southern Syria after massive mobilization by pro-government Bedouin tribes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3474158\/annie-tomasini-house-oversight-deposition-biden-autopen-investigation\/\">Longtime Biden aide Annie Tomasini uses Fifth Amendment in House Oversight Committee autopen investigation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3475483\/big-2a-victory-as-trump-pulls-biden-threat-to-20-million-gun-owners\/\">Big 2A victory as Trump pulls Biden threat to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nra-under-new-management\/\" title=\"NRA leadership changes\">20 million gun owners<\/a><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The former Brazilian President is also banned from using social media, has to adhere to an evening curfew, and cannot communicate with foreign diplomats or venture near embassies.<\/p>\n<p>Bolsanaro&rsquo;s legal team says they are surprised about the new measures. They received the measures &ldquo;with surprise and indignation,&rdquo; and said, &ldquo;Until now, he has always complied with all rulings issued by the Judiciary.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration opposes Bolsonaro&rsquo;s treatment and launched a trade investigation into the country earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;At President [Donald] Trump&rsquo;s direction, I am launching a Section 301 investigation into Brazil&rsquo;s attacks on American social media companies as well as other unfair trading practices that harm American companies, workers, farmers, and technology innovators,&rdquo; Trade Rep. Jamieson Greer said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump said last Friday that he believed Brazil was treating Bolsonaro &ldquo;unfairly.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They&rsquo;re treating President Bolsonaro very unfairly. He&rsquo;s a good man,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I shouldn&rsquo;t like him because he was very tough in negotiation, but he was also very honest. And I know the honest ones, and I know the crooked ones,&rdquo; the president added. He wrote a letter to Bolsonaro on Thursday blasting the Brazilian government as a &ldquo;ridiculous censorship regime.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He also threatened Brazil with a 50% tariff that would go into effect on Aug. 1 barring a deal.<\/p>\n<p>Lula, who was deeply implicated in Bolsonaro&rsquo;s alleged coup attempt, is savoring the moment to energize his progressive base. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3473182\/trump-administration-brazil-trade-investigation-witch-hunt-jair-bolsonaro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TRUMP ADMINISTRATION LAUNCHES TRADE INVESTIGATION INTO BRAZIL AFTER &lsquo;WITCH HUNT&rsquo; AGAINST BOLSONARO<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We don&rsquo;t want to fight, but we don&rsquo;t flee,&rdquo; Lula said Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Brazil only has one owner: the Brazilian people,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2176757\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2176757\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ex-Brazilian president Bolsonaro ordered to wear ankle monitor before coup trial<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2463469,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/jair-bolsanaro.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[59411,13949,4403],"class_list":["post-2463468","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-ankle-monitor","tag-bolsonaro","tag-brazil"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/jair-bolsanaro.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2463468","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2463468"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2463468\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2463472,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2463468\/revisions\/2463472"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2463469"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2463468"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2463468"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2463468"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}