Brazil's Supreme Court Orders House Arrest for Bolsonaro

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AUG 5

Above: A motorcade in Brasília to protest order for house arrest for Jair Bolsonaro on Aug. 4, 2025. Image copyright: Mateus Bonomi/Getty Images

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The Spin

Right narrative

This house arrest marks another escalation by the most powerful Supreme Court justice in Brazil and the country's de facto dictator in a bid to use Brazilian institutions to silence political dissent. His behavior also suggests a self-destructive intent to provoke the Trump administration after being sanctioned under the Global Magnitsky Act.

Glenn Greenwald

Left narrative

From banning X in Brazil to this latest house arrest, Moraes continues to prove that no one is above the law. The judge's fight against far-right populism is unlikely to cease anytime soon, as Bolsonaro continues flouting his vitriolic politics in contravention of Brazilian law and sovereignty.

New Yorker