Demonstrators rally in support of former President Jair Bolsonaro at the entrance to his residential complex, to denounce his house arrest order by the Supreme Court, in BrasÃlia, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025.
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Lawyers for former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro appealed on Wednesday a house arrest order imposed against him earlier this week, a document sent to the Supreme Court and seen by Reuters showed.
Mr. Bolsonaro was placed under house arrest on Monday (August 4, 2025) after an order was issued by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes against him.
Mr. Moraes’ decision cited a failure to comply with restraining orders he had imposed on Mr. Bolsonaro for allegedly courting U.S. President Donald Trump’s interference in the case.
Mr. Bolsonaro’s lawyers had already said that they would appeal the decision to place him under house arrest.
In the document sent on Wednesday (August 6, 2025), the lawyers said that Mr. Bolsonaro did not breach the restraining orders. They also asked for the house arrest order to be voted on by a wider panel of Supreme Court Justices.
Published – August 07, 2025 07:07 am IST
