Brazil court orders raids, restraints on Bolsonaro for Trump collusion

Reuters ^ | July 18, 20251:13 PM CDT | Luciana Novaes Magalhaes and Ricardo Brito

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Summary

• Federal police serve warrants ordered by Supreme Court
• Bolsonaro to wear ankle monitor, cut foreign contacts
• Judge is 'dictator' reacting to Trump, Bolsonaro tells Reuters
• Trump levied tariff over trial he called a 'witch hunt'

BRASILIA, July 18 (Reuters) - Brazil's Supreme Court issued search warrants and restraining orders against former President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday, banning him from contacting foreign officials over allegations he had courted the interference of U.S. President Donald Trump.

Federal police raided Bolsonaro's home and put an ankle monitor on him, an escalation in the legal pressure he is already facing and that Trump has tried to relieve with a steep tariff on Brazilian goods. Bolsonaro told Reuters that he believed the court orders were a reaction to Trump's criticism of his trial before the Supreme Court.

The court's crackdown on Bolsonaro added to evidence that Trump's tactics are backfiring in Brazil, compounding trouble for his ideological ally and rallying public support behind a defiant leftist government.

Bolsonaro was banned from contacting foreign officials, using social media or approaching embassies, according to the decision issued by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who cited a "concrete possibility" of him fleeing the country.

In an interview with Reuters at his party's headquarters on Friday, Bolsonaro called Moraes a "dictator" and described the latest court orders as acts of "cowardice."

"I feel supreme humiliation," he said, when asked how he felt about wearing the ankle monitor. "I am 70 years old, I was president of the..."

[AppyPappy]

Classic Human Rights abuse.

[MtnClimber]

What leftists/communists do to oppress people who want to live free. The oppressors and the oppressed could not be more clear you stoopid marxist/drmocRATs.

[Jane Long]

Wish we could extract him.

He is a political prisoner.

[packrat35]

This is exactly what the democrats wanted done to President Trump.

They are no better than the banana republics...

[DesertRhino]

This is tyranny. At some point we should simply snatch and extract him out of there.

[DesertRhino]

I agree. It should be -easily- within our capability to snatch him without killing poor sod tasked with security. Delta could pull this off without a hitch.

[dljordan]

“Classic Human Rights abuse.”

That’s what we’ll see here if they get back in power. Some of the Republicans act like they’re trying to give it all back.

[ModelBreaker]

“The court’s crackdown on Bolsonaro added to evidence that Trump’s tactics are backfiring in Brazil, compounding trouble for his ideological ally and rallying public support behind a defiant leftist government.”

Reuters thinks that elitist court rulings comprise “public support.” They don’t even realize how stupid they are.

[ModelBreaker]

“The court’s crackdown on Bolsonaro added to evidence that Trump’s tactics are backfiring in Brazil, compounding trouble for his ideological ally and rallying public support behind a defiant leftist government.”

Reuters thinks that elitist court rulings comprise “public support.” They don’t even realize how stupid they sound.

[DesertRhino]

“That’s what we’ll see here if they get back in power.”

IF? If history teaches us anything, it is that they WILL return to power. There is a better chance than anyone will admit that they retake the house in 18 months.

These are the happy times. Position yourself for the return of the Democrats. After Trump, it’s back to Bush repubs and democrats... they are working together to make that happen. All of these judges are acting with the silent blessing of the GOP.

[Danie_2023]

“”Some of the Republicans act like they’re trying to give it all back.””

That’s not an act.

[If You Want It Fixed - Fix It]

The court is the executive and executor. Well that’s efficient!!

[sergeantdave]

Raise the tariff to 100%. The Brazilians will be motivated to take care of the fascist judge.