Brazil’s Former President Jair Bolsonaro Ordered to Wear Ankle Monitor After Police Raid

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro at the Supreme Federal Court in Brasilia in June.

Photographer: Arthur Menescal/Bloomberg

Brazil’s Supreme Court sent police to raid the home of former President Jair Bolsonaro and to attach a monitor to his ankle just hours after Donald Trump piled pressure on the South American nation to drop criminal charges against his right-wing ally.

Bolsonaro, who is about to stand trial over an alleged coup attempt, was banned from using social media and will now face an evening curfew, according to a Supreme Court order issued on Friday. The former president is also prohibited from communicating with foreign diplomats and getting close to embassies where he could seek shelter.