Brazil's High Court Orders Home Detention for Bolsonaro Amid Coup Allegations

Brazil's Supreme Court has placed former President Jair Bolsonaro under house arrest amidst allegations of leading a coup attempt after losing the 2022 election.

Justice Alexandre de Moraes justified the order, citing Bolsonaro's breach of court-imposed conditions by disseminating information via his son's social media.

The case accuses Bolsonaro of spearheading a criminal organization planning to overturn the election results, with drastic measures such as assassination plots against President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and a Supreme Court justice. The court has enforced ankle monitoring and restricted his communications and mobility.

(With inputs from agencies.)