The court has also decided that Bolsonaro will interrupt all contact with his son Eduardo Bolsonaro, a Brazilian politician who currently lives in the USA and is known for his close ties to the President of the USA Donald Trump. In addition, the former president is prohibited from using social media. On Friday, the Brazilian police also conducted a search of Bolsonaro's home.
The right-wing radical Bolsonaro, who ruled Brazil between 2019 and 2022, is on trial for having attempted to stage a coup after the election defeat in 2022. He is also accused of having led a "criminal organization" that planned to prevent the current president Lula da Silva from coming to power.
The 70-year-old Bolsonaro rejects the allegations of a coup attempt and called the decision "the utmost humiliation" when he left the Ministry of Justice's office on Friday. He has previously described the ongoing trial as a "witch hunt".
