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New York Times
2 days ago
- Politics
- New York Times
Flaunting an Ankle Tag, Brazil's Bolsonaro Joins an Unusual Club
Surrounded by a scrum of reporters on Monday, Jair Bolsonaro, the former president of Brazil, hoisted a pant leg to flaunt what he called the 'ultimate humiliation.' It was a bulky, black ankle monitor. Brazil's Supreme Court last week ordered it attached to Mr. Bolsonaro, who is facing charges of staging a coup after the 2022 elections, among other crimes. Mr. Bolsonaro, deemed a flight risk by the court, thus became the latest high profile figure ordered to wear electronic surveillance monitors. (Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, for example, was ordered to wear one after being convicted of corruption last year.) The devices, which track the movements of people under house arrest or other restrictions, can bring their wearers unwanted attention. But Mr. Bolsonaro, who was also ordered to stay at home most hours and to stay away from foreign embassies, seemed to have no qualms brandishing his ankle tag, even as he called it a symbol of indignity. In that, he was not alone, joining an unusual cast of those who seem to embrace, or even revel in, the symbolism of ankle tags, mug shots and the spectacle of criminal prosecution. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
France 24
6 days ago
- Politics
- France 24
Donald Trump sues Murdoch, Wall Street Journal for $10 billion over Epstein article
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Times of Oman
6 days ago
- Politics
- Times of Oman
Brazil's Bolsonaro ordered to wear ankle monitor
Brasilia: Brazil's Supreme Court has ordered former President Jair Bolsonaro to wear an ankle monitor. The decision came as authorities searched the former president's home and party headquarters in Brasília on Friday. He was additionally ordered to stop using social media and to cease communications with diplomats. The former president is also banned from contacting others under investigation, including his son Eduardo Bolsonaro, a Brazilian lawmaker living in the US with close ties to President Donald Trump. The measures are reportedly aimed at preventing Bolsonaro from fleeing to the US, where Trump has threatened steep tariffs on Brazilian imports in an effort to ease legal pressure on the former president. Bolsonaro, who is on trial for allegedly plotting to overturn the results of the 2022 presidential election, said he never considered fleeing the country and called the court's measure his "supreme humiliation." Trump, who maintained a friendly relationship with Bolsonaro while both were in office, has repeatedly claimed the former Brazilian president is the victim of a "witch hunt." "I have seen the terrible treatment you are receiving at the hands of an unjust system turned against you," Trump wrote in a letter to Bolsonaro that he posted on social media Thursday night, before the raids and court order. Trump also said his proposed 50% tariffs on Brazilian imports were intended to pressure Brazilian authorities into dropping the charges. Unlike Trump's other tariffs, including those imposed on US allies, the ones targeting Brazil, set to take effect in August, were announced in openly political terms. At the time, he said they were a response to "Brazil's insidious attacks on Free Elections." Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called the threatened duty "unacceptable blackmail." The Supreme Court's restrictions on Bolsonaro also stem from a second investigation into his son Eduardo, who is accused of collaborating with US authorities to sanction Brazilian officials. On Wednesday, Eduardo posted a video filmed outside the White House, saying he had just concluded a round of meetings with US officials. He had reportedly urged senior White House officials to impose sanctions on Brazilian Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes overseeing his father's prosecution. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Friday that Moraes' US visa has been revoked, along with Brazilian judges who side with Moraes. Bolsonaro senior told the Reuters news agency he expects his son to seek US citizenship instead of returning from the United States. Moraes said the former president and his son Eduardo had incited "hostile acts" against Brazil. The judge stressed that Bolsonaro had asked the "head of state of a foreign nation" to interfere in the Brazilian courts.
Yahoo
7 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Ex Brazil president Bolsonaro must wear ankle monitor
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has had his home searched by police and been ordered to wear an ankle monitor, adding to legal pressure that US President Donald Trump has tried to end by threatening a steep tariff on Brazilian goods. Members of Bolsonaro's right-wing Liberal Party said the former president had been ordered to wear an ankle monitor, stop using social media and cease communications with diplomats. They said Bolsonaro was also banned from contacting key allies including his son Eduardo, a Brazilian congressman who has been lobbying in Washington to help his father. On social media, the congressman tied the latest court order to a video his father released on Thursday thanking Trump for his support. (POR) Bolsonaro agredece carta de Trump.(ENG) Bolsonaro thanks Trump's letter.@jairbolsonaro @realDonaldTrump *Video with English subtitles. — Eduardo Bolsonaro🇧🇷 (@BolsonaroSP) July 18, 2025 CNN Brasil reported that the court orders targeting Bolsonaro had been motivated by the risk of him fleeing to the United States. Bolsonaro's lawyers in a statement expressed "surprise and indignation" at what they called "severe precautionary measures imposed against him," adding that Bolsonaro has so far complied with court orders. Federal police in a statement said they had served search warrants and non-specified "precautionary measures" ordered by the Supreme Court, but did not name Bolsonaro, who governed Latin America's largest country from 2019 to 2022. Trump has pressed Brazil to stop a legal case against Bolsonaro, saying that his former ally was the victim of a "witch hunt". Bolsonaro, who was friendly with Trump when they were both in office, is on trial before Brazil's Supreme Court on charges of plotting a coup to stop President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from taking office in January 2023. Trump, who last week said he would impose a 50 per cent tariff on Brazilian goods, posted on Truth Social on Thursday a letter he sent to Bolsonaro. "I have seen the terrible treatment you are receiving at the hands of an unjust system turned against you. This trial should end immediately!" he wrote.
France 24
18-07-2025
- Politics
- France 24
Supreme Court orders Brazil's Bolsonaro to wear ankle monitor
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday had his home searched by police and was ordered to wear an ankle monitor, adding to legal pressure that US President Donald Trump has tried to end by threatening a steep tariff on Brazilian goods. Lawmakers from Bolsonaro's right-wing Liberal Party said the former president had been ordered to wear an ankle monitor, stop using social media and cease communications with diplomats. CNN Brasil reported that the court orders targeting Bolsonaro had been motivated by the risk of him fleeing to the United States. 'It is a supreme humiliation,' Bolsonaro told journalists in the capital Brasilia after putting on the ankle monitor. 'I never thought about leaving Brazil, I never thought about going to an embassy, but the precautionary measures are because of that.' Liberal Party lawmakers said Bolsonaro was also banned from contacting key allies including his son Eduardo, a Brazilian congressman who has been lobbying in Washington to help his father. On social media, the lawmaker tied the latest court order to a video his father released on Thursday thanking Trump for his support. Bolsonaro's lawyers in a statement expressed "surprise and indignation" at what they called "severe precautionary measures imposed against him," adding that Bolsonaro has so far complied with court orders. Federal police in a statement said they had served search warrants and non-specified "precautionary measures" ordered by the Supreme Court, but did not name Bolsonaro, who governed Latin America 's largest country from 2019 to 2022. Trump has pressed Brazil to stop a legal case against Bolsonaro, saying that his former ally was the victim of a "witch hunt". Bolsonaro, who was friendly with Trump when they were both in office, is on trial before Brazil's Supreme Court on charges of plotting a coup to stop President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from taking office in January 2023. Trump, who last week said he would impose a 50 percent tariff on Brazilian goods, posted on Truth Social on Thursday a letter he sent to Bolsonaro. "I have seen the terrible treatment you are receiving at the hands of an unjust system turned against you. This trial should end immediately!" he wrote.
