Brazil's Bolsonaro appeals house arrest order


FILE PHOTO: Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro visits the Capital Moto Week in Brasilia, Brazil, July 29, 2025. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo

BRASILIA (Reuters) -Lawyers for former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro appealed on Wednesday a house arrest order imposed against him earlier this week, a document sent to the Supreme Court and seen by Reuters showed.

Bolsonaro was placed under house arrest on Monday after an order was issued by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes against him.

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