Court Orders Bolsonaro To Wear Ankle Tag And Puts Him Under Curfew

A court has ordered Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro to wear an ankle tag and put him under curfew over fears he might abscond while standing trial.

He governed Brazil from 2019 to 2022 and is accused of plotting a coup to prevent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from taking office in January 2023. He denies any wrongdoing, which he has called a “witch hunt”, by threatening steep tariffs on Brazilian goods.

Bolsonaro said the court restrictions amounted to “supreme humiliation” and that he had never considered leaving Brazil.

Bolsonaro is standing trial along with seven accused over events which culminated in the storming of government buildings by his supporters a week after Lula’s inauguration in January 2023.

If found guilty, Bolsonaro, 70, could face decades behind bars.