Brazil Puts Jair Bolsonaro Under House Arrest After Massive Anti-Government Protest | 5 Aug 2025 | Police placed conservative former President Jair Bolsonaro under house arrest on Monday night by order of Supreme Federal Tribunal (STF) Justice Alexandre de Moraes for allegedly breaking the restrictions imposed on him after Bolsonaro's sons published footage of him on social media. Police seized the former president’s mobile phones and barred him from using any other phone device, including that of his wife Michelle Bolsonaro or any third party. De Moraes also banned Bolsonaro from receiving any visitors at his residence in Brasília except for family members and lawyers. Visitors cannot record or take a photo of Bolsonaro during the visit. Failure to comply, de Moraes ruled, would result in Bolsonaro's imprisonment. De Moraes issued the house arrest order one day after followers of the former president gathered across 62 Brazilian cities on Sunday to peacefully protest against de Moraes and radical leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.