Brazil's Supreme Court decides to impose legal restrictions on former president Bolsonaro

A justice of Brazil's Supreme Federal Court on Friday decided to impose strict legal restrictions on former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and his son Eduardo Bolsonaro for coercion, obstruction of justice, and attack on national sovereignty.

Justice Alexandre de Moraes said the measures include nightly house arrest on weekdays, full-time house arrest on weekends and holidays, wearing an electronic ankle monitor, and a ban on contacting foreign diplomats or visiting embassies and consulates, the Supreme Court said in a press release.

According to the release, the former president and his son had lobbied in the United States to solicit sanctions against Brazilian officials. The justice stated that Brazil's sovereignty will never be negotiated, reaffirming the Supreme Court’s determination to defend democratic and constitutional principles.