Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered constant, discreet police surveillance of Jair Bolsonaro's Brasília mansion to prevent possible flight ahead of his trial. Bolsonaro has worn an electronic ankle tag since mid-July and has been under house arrest since early August. The prosecutor general requested tighter monitoring after federal police reported that Bolsonaro had drafted a request for political asylum in Argentina. The trial of Bolsonaro and seven aides, accused of leading an attempted coup to overturn the 2022 election, is scheduled for next Monday and could carry more than 40 years in prison. A separate Supreme Court investigation targets Bolsonaro and his son Eduardo for alleged obstruction and pressure on justices.
The far-right leader has been wearing an electronic ankle tag since mid-July and has been under house arrest since early August. But last Monday, the prosecutor general asked the supreme court to tighten surveillance of the 70-year-old, after federal police reported he had even drafted a request for political asylum in Argentina. In Tuesday's ruling, Justice Alexandre de Moraes agreed there was a risk of flight and ordered police to monitor Bolsonaro's Brasilia mansion 24 hours a day.
The trial, in which the far-right leader and seven of his closest aides including high-ranking military officers are accused of leading an attempted coup to overturn the result of the 2022 election, is scheduled to begin next Monday. While Bolsonaro denies the charges, many legal experts argue the evidence against him makes conviction and a severe sentence all but certain.
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