On August 27, 2025, Jair Bolsonaro remained under house arrest while awaiting the verdict in a coup-plotting trial. A judge ordered round-the-clock observation and declared him a flight risk. Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes instructed police to conduct full-time surveillance of the 70-year-old. Bolsonaro faces up to 40 years in prison if convicted of plotting to cling onto power after losing the 2022 presidential election. Authorities emphasized continuous monitoring amid concerns over potential escape. The case centers on post-election actions and carries severe criminal penalties if convictions are secured.
Jair Bolsonaro is under house arrest awaiting the verdict in a coup-plotting trial. The former Brazilian president faces up to 40 years in jail if convicted of trying to cling to power after losing the election in 2022. Bolsonaro is awaiting the verdict in a coup-plotting trial after losing a presidential election in 2022Image: Mateus Bonomi/Anadolu/picture alliance A Brazilian judge on Tuesday ordered former president Jair Bolsonaro, who is currently under house
arrest while awaiting the verdict in a coup-plotting trial, to be placed under round-the-clock observation, declaring the far-right populist to be a "flight risk." Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes asked police to conduct "full-time surveillance" of the 70-year-old, who faces up to 40 years in prison if convicted of plotting to cling onto power after losing a presidential election in 2022. More to follow Edited by: John Silk
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