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.

Brazil's Supreme Court threatened to order former President Jair Bolsonaro's arrest unless his lawyers explain within 24 hours why he breached restrictions on his use of social media, a decision showed on Monday evening.

Police in Brazil swooped on the home and political headquarters of Jair Bolsonaro early Friday, searching the properties, ordering the former president to wear an electronic ankle tag, barring him from speaking to foreign officials or approaching embassies and prohibiting him from using social media.

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is facing trial for allegedly plotting a coup to overturn the 2022 election, alongside 33 others. He’s under strict court orders—including an ankle monitor, curfew,

A sudden drop in the Brazilian real just before the announcement of steep U.S. tariffs has triggered a high-profile investigation in Brazil. Authorities are now trying to find out whether anyone used inside information to profit illegally from the currency markets ahead of the news.

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

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was ordered by his country's supreme court to wear an ankle monitor. He has been lobbying Donald Trump for help.

Donald Trump’s tariff threat against Brazil over a legal probe into his political ally, former President Jair Bolsonaro, caught the Supreme Court in Brasilia off guard.