Brazil's top court rules out Bolsonaro arrest, for now


Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro speaks as he leaves the Liberal Party headquarters in Brasilia, Brazil, July 24, 2025. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil's Supreme Court decided on Thursday not to order the arrest of former President Jair Bolsonaro for an "isolated" breach of court-imposed restrictions, but warned he could be imprisoned for future violations.

Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who oversees the case in which Bolsonaro is charged with plotting a coup, kept in place the restraining orders he imposed on the former president and clarified Bolsonaro is not forbidden from giving interviews.

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