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A Brazilian Supreme Court judge on Saturday sentenced 10 individuals to house arrest for plotting to keep former president Jair Bolsonaro in power following his defeat in the 2022 election.
The decision, issued by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, came shortly after Paraguayan authorities arrested a former senior police official linked to the same case. The official attempted to board a flight to El Salvador using a forged Paraguayan passport, highlighting continued efforts by figures connected to the plot to evade judicial oversight.
The 10 individuals placed under house arrest had previously remained free during appeal, despite their conviction. Until now, they had been subject to precautionary measures such as electronic monitoring or nightly location requirements rather than incarceration.
Justice de Moraes stated that the group played an active role in planning the attempted coup, seeking legal justification for overturning the election outcome and disseminating disinformation on social media to keep Bolsonaro in power. The measures, he held, were necessary to prevent further obstruction of justice and to ensure compliance with court orders.
In August, former president Jair Bolsonaro was placed under house arrest after Brazil’s Supreme Court ruled that he violated precautionary measures imposed during his trial for allegedly masterminding a coup plot to overturn the 2022 election. Justice de Moraes found that Bolsonaro breached these restrictions by continuing to spread political content through his three lawmaker sons, despite being barred from doing so while under investigation. As a result, the court replaced his earlier conditions with full house arrest while the broader case continued.
In September, the US State Department placed personal sanctions on Justice de Moraes and those closely connected to him following Bolsonaro’s sentencing. US President Donald Trump and his administration have been critical of the justice and supportive of Bolsonaro, claiming judicial proceedings related to the attempted coup constitute political persecution.
Among those affected by the ruling is Filipe Martins, a former adviser to Bolsonaro. His lawyer, Jeffrey Chiquini, said on X that the defense will appeal the decision and “that this is not a mere mistake: the proper term is authoritarianism!”
The case forms part of a broader judicial effort to address attempts to undermine Brazil’s democratic institutions following the 2022 election. The arrests and house arrest orders highlight the Supreme Court’s increasingly assertive role as it investigates networks accused of playing a role in efforts to overturn the electoral result.
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The decision, issued by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, came shortly after Paraguayan authorities arrested a former senior police official linked to the same case. The official attempted to board a flight to El Salvador using a forged Paraguayan passport, highlighting continued efforts by figures connected to the plot to evade judicial oversight.
The 10 individuals placed under house arrest had previously remained free during appeal, despite their conviction. Until now, they had been subject to precautionary measures such as electronic monitoring or nightly location requirements rather than incarceration.
Justice de Moraes stated that the group played an active role in planning the attempted coup, seeking legal justification for overturning the election outcome and disseminating disinformation on social media to keep Bolsonaro in power. The measures, he held, were necessary to prevent further obstruction of justice and to ensure compliance with court orders.
In August, former president Jair Bolsonaro was placed under house arrest after Brazil’s Supreme Court ruled that he violated precautionary measures imposed during his trial for allegedly masterminding a coup plot to overturn the 2022 election. Justice de Moraes found that Bolsonaro breached these restrictions by continuing to spread political content through his three lawmaker sons, despite being barred from doing so while under investigation. As a result, the court replaced his earlier conditions with full house arrest while the broader case continued.
In September, the US State Department placed personal sanctions on Justice de Moraes and those closely connected to him following Bolsonaro’s sentencing. US President Donald Trump and his administration have been critical of the justice and supportive of Bolsonaro, claiming judicial proceedings related to the attempted coup constitute political persecution.
Among those affected by the ruling is Filipe Martins, a former adviser to Bolsonaro. His lawyer, Jeffrey Chiquini, said on X that the defense will appeal the decision and “that this is not a mere mistake: the proper term is authoritarianism!”
The case forms part of a broader judicial effort to address attempts to undermine Brazil’s democratic institutions following the 2022 election. The arrests and house arrest orders highlight the Supreme Court’s increasingly assertive role as it investigates networks accused of playing a role in efforts to overturn the electoral result.
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