Brazil's former president ordered to wear electronic ankle monitor as coup attempt trial continues

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Brazil's former president ordered to wear electronic ankle monitor as coup attempt trial continues  Bolsonaro is currently on trial at the Supreme Court accused of leading an alleged attempt to stage a coup to overturn the 2022 election in which he was defeated by left-wing president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/18/brazils-former-president-ordered-to-wear-electronic-ankle-monitor-as-coup-attempt-trial-co  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro has been ordered to wear an ankle monitor.

00:07The development came as federal police conducted searches at his home and his party's headquarters

00:12in the capital, Brasilia. The Brazilian president is currently on trial accused of leading an

00:19alleged attempt to stage a coup to overturn the 2022 election in which he was defeated

00:24by left-wing president Luis Inacio Lula da Silva. Bolsonaro has described the trial as, quote,

00:31a witch hunt, echoing a term used by Trump when he came to his South American allies' defense last

00:37week. Trump imposed a 50 percent import tax on Brazil, directly tying the tariffs to Bolsonaro's trial.

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