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Former Brazilian President Gere Bolsonaro speaks to the press at the Federal Senate in Brazilia on July 17, 2025.
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – continuously between the United States and Brazil on Friday after the Supreme Court of Brazil ordered former President Gere Bolsonaro – Donald Trump’s ally – to wear an electronic ankle screen, citing it as a flight.
The court says that Bolsonaro has sought interference from the American president to undermine the Brazilian judiciary – the assessments that come amid increasing tensions between the two countries.
The police raided the headquarters of Bolsonaro’s house early on Friday morning, which increased the extremist right commander with the tracking device. The court also imposed a curfew at night and the weekend and its ban on contacting foreign diplomats, visiting embassies, or using social media.
Bolsonaro, who faces accusations of planning a coup to remain in power after losing in the Brazilian elections in 2022, described to “high insult”. Speaking outside a federal police station, he denied the escape and claimed that the amount of $ 14,000 in his home was legally obtained.
On Thursday night, President Trump posted a speech on his social platform calling for the issue. He has repeatedly threatened 50 % over Brazilian goods if the claim continues. “I will closely watch,” Trump wrote.
Brazilian President Luiz Inosio Lula da Silva launched Trump’s threats as “blackmail” and pledged not to submit to foreign pressure.
“no Grengo He will submit orders for this president. I was told had it not been for a crowd of chanting Using the joint Brazilian colloquial for foreigners.
Lola says that Brazil weighs revenge definitions on American goods, including technology companies. The confrontation helped revive his full popularity, as many Brazilians see Trump’s statements as a transcendence.
“The United States is watching the Brazilian national power,” said political scientist Oliver Stinkel of the University of FGV. “There is a strong response to what is seen as an aggressive intervention by Trump.”
Judge Alexander de Morais, a Supreme Court judge who supervises the Polsonaro case, is a growing target for the US conservative numbers due to the campaign to mislead social media platforms. Trump’s media company, Trump, has filed a lawsuit against him in the Florida Court, accusing him of violating freedom of expression.
Meanwhile, Bolsonaro Eduardo’s son – in the United States in the United States – was pressing Trump to pressure Brazil’s institutions. in A statement published on social media Eduardo called for Brazil to “behave like a generous democracy.”
But he is now prevented from speaking to his father. The court is prohibited from preventing Bolsonaro from contacting others who face charges, including his son, who also claims to be a victim of political persecution.