Brazil's Bolsonaro appeals house arrest order
Bolsonaro was placed under house arrest on Monday after an order was issued by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes against him.
Moraes' decision cited a failure to comply with restraining orders he had imposed on Bolsonaro for allegedly courting US President Donald Trump's interference in the case.
Bolsonaro's lawyers had already said that they would appeal the decision to place him under house arrest.
In a document seen by Reuters, the lawyers said 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.
Bolsonaro is on trial for allegedly masterminding a coup plot to remain in office despite his defeat in the 2022 election.
The case has gripped the South American country as it faces a trade war with the Trump administration.
The trial is receiving renewed attention after Trump directly tied a 50 per cent tariff on imported Brazilian goods to the judicial situation of Bolsonaro, a Trump ally. The US leader has called the proceedings a "witch hunt".
Prosecutors accuse Bolsonaro of heading a criminal organisation that plotted to overturn the election, including plans to kill President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes.
The top court in July ordered Bolsonaro wear an electronic ankle monitor and imposed a curfew on his activities while the proceedings were under way.
Lawyers for former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro have appealed a house arrest order imposed against him.
Bolsonaro was placed under house arrest on Monday after an order was issued by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes against him.
Moraes' decision cited a failure to comply with restraining orders he had imposed on Bolsonaro for allegedly courting US President Donald Trump's interference in the case.
Bolsonaro's lawyers had already said that they would appeal the decision to place him under house arrest.
In a document seen by Reuters, the lawyers said 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.
Bolsonaro is on trial for allegedly masterminding a coup plot to remain in office despite his defeat in the 2022 election.
The case has gripped the South American country as it faces a trade war with the Trump administration.
The trial is receiving renewed attention after Trump directly tied a 50 per cent tariff on imported Brazilian goods to the judicial situation of Bolsonaro, a Trump ally. The US leader has called the proceedings a "witch hunt".
Prosecutors accuse Bolsonaro of heading a criminal organisation that plotted to overturn the election, including plans to kill President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes.
The top court in July ordered Bolsonaro wear an electronic ankle monitor and imposed a curfew on his activities while the proceedings were under way.
Lawyers for former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro have appealed a house arrest order imposed against him.
Bolsonaro was placed under house arrest on Monday after an order was issued by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes against him.
Moraes' decision cited a failure to comply with restraining orders he had imposed on Bolsonaro for allegedly courting US President Donald Trump's interference in the case.
Bolsonaro's lawyers had already said that they would appeal the decision to place him under house arrest.
In a document seen by Reuters, the lawyers said 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.
Bolsonaro is on trial for allegedly masterminding a coup plot to remain in office despite his defeat in the 2022 election.
The case has gripped the South American country as it faces a trade war with the Trump administration.
The trial is receiving renewed attention after Trump directly tied a 50 per cent tariff on imported Brazilian goods to the judicial situation of Bolsonaro, a Trump ally. The US leader has called the proceedings a "witch hunt".
Prosecutors accuse Bolsonaro of heading a criminal organisation that plotted to overturn the election, including plans to kill President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes.
The top court in July ordered Bolsonaro wear an electronic ankle monitor and imposed a curfew on his activities while the proceedings were under way.
Lawyers for former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro have appealed a house arrest order imposed against him.
Bolsonaro was placed under house arrest on Monday after an order was issued by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes against him.
Moraes' decision cited a failure to comply with restraining orders he had imposed on Bolsonaro for allegedly courting US President Donald Trump's interference in the case.
Bolsonaro's lawyers had already said that they would appeal the decision to place him under house arrest.
In a document seen by Reuters, the lawyers said 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.
Bolsonaro is on trial for allegedly masterminding a coup plot to remain in office despite his defeat in the 2022 election.
The case has gripped the South American country as it faces a trade war with the Trump administration.
The trial is receiving renewed attention after Trump directly tied a 50 per cent tariff on imported Brazilian goods to the judicial situation of Bolsonaro, a Trump ally. The US leader has called the proceedings a "witch hunt".
Prosecutors accuse Bolsonaro of heading a criminal organisation that plotted to overturn the election, including plans to kill President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes.
The top court in July ordered Bolsonaro wear an electronic ankle monitor and imposed a curfew on his activities while the proceedings were under way.
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