Justice Alexandre De Moraes Friday ordered former President Jair Bolsonaro placed under house arrest after making “a blatant confession of obstruction of justice.” The former head of State also had a tracking device placed around his ankle,

Brazilian President Lula slammed US visa sanctions on judges presiding over the coup case against former leader Jair Bolsonaro, Donald Trump's far-right ally.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro will wear an electronic ankle monitor on orders from the Supreme Court, where he is on trial for allegedly masterminding a coup plot to remain in office despite his defeat in the 2022 election.

Tensions between the United States and Brazil are growing fast. At the center of it all is Alexandre de Moraes, a Brazilian Supreme Court justice, and Eduardo Bolsonaro, the son of Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro.

President Trump’s tariff threat against Brazil to protect his ally, former President Jair Bolsonaro, has sparked political turmoil in the South American country.

If implemented, the sanctions against supreme court justice Alexandre de Moraes would dramatically escalate a widening feud between the United States and Brazil.

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has been ordered to wear an ankle monitor, authorities said on Friday, in a move he described as “a supreme humiliation.” The development came as federal police conducted searches at his home and his party’s headquarters in Brasília, in compliance with a Supreme Court order.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered the visas of Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes and his family revoked following the magistrate's latest ruling regarding former President Jair Bolsonaro,