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Jair Bolsonaro ordered to house arrest as judge escalates prosecution
RIO DE JANEIRO — Every day, the vise around former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro tightens. First, his passport was revoked. Then came the criminal charges that he'd led a plot to assassinate his rivals and retain power through military force following his 2022 electoral loss. And finally, he was ordered off social media and constricted by an electronic ankle bracelet.